A similar bill in the Senate ( SB 496) sponsored by Sen. Stan McLain, an Ocala Republican, is set to be reviewed by three ...
Similar efforts to supersede local government authority on monuments and memorials failed after appearing before committees in 2023 and 2024.
During the past 11 years, more than 30 Confederate monuments have been removed by local Florida governments after their ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A legal battle over the public funding of Confederate monuments in Jacksonville could have sweeping national implications. A Florida appeals court is considering whether to allow ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Confederate statue that had been in a northeast Florida park for more than a century was removed in the predawn hours Tuesday ahead of a protest demanding racial equality.
A Florida Republican has re-filed a measure to penalize local governments attempting to remove or destroy Confederate monuments and other historic memorials. HB 496 by Sen. Stan McClain, an Ocala ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Most Floridians don’t know it, but three dates commemorating the Confederacy are among the state’s list of legal holidays. State Rep. Mike Grieco, D-Miami Beach, has filed a ...