Arthenia Joyner

"Florida Matters Live & Local" spends the hour looking at the lives and legacies of lawmakers John Lewis and Arthenia Joyner, author Zora Neale Hurston, and the enduring words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Former State Sen. Arthenia Joyner talks with Florida Matters about her trailblazing career in law and politics.

This week, we are talking with two Black women who are leaders in the community and who have each taken a different approach to politics.

This week, we are talking with two Black women who are leaders in the community and who have each taken a different approach to politics.

A change to the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Act is now in effect. The updated Florida law seeks to make it easier for more exonerees to receive...

When Florida’s legislative session reaches its final days, senators honor retiring colleagues with videos and floor speeches. Some of the accolades are…

Two Democratic lawmakers filed bills Tuesday that would direct the Florida Department of State to preserve historical resources from the shuttered Arthur…

Members of the democratic caucus met Thursday in two back-to-back conferences, one on pensions and the other on environmental policy.

A comprehensive prison reform package cleared another Senate committee Wednesday. But, at the bill’s next stop, the measure may look a little different...

Gov.Rick Scott gave his State of the State address Tuesday and talked about issues that affect Floridians, like jobs and education.Scott did not address…

Two Democratic lawmakers have filed a bill to make it easier for minors to have their records expunged. Rep. Mia Jones (D-Jacksonville) says getting a...

Sen. Arthenia Joyner will now lead the Democratic Party on the floor of the state Senate, a little more than a half century after spending a couple of…