Florida lowers vaccine age to 40 starting Monday, and all adults on April 5

Florida will open the COVID-19 vaccine to people 40 years and older starting Monday and then expand it to all adults on April 5, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday.

Floridians can pre-register at myvaccine.fl.gov.

Vaccines are also available at 150 CVS locations, 125 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club locations, more than 70 Winn Dixie locations Walgreens pharmacies and 730 Publix pharmacies across the state.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/vaccines/fl-ne-desantis-drops-age-20210325-gokhfnmqtrfvpdxj2iw7b7toci-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News%20Alerts&utm_content=1491616679023#nws=true

Virginia governor restores voting rights to 69k ex-felons

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he has restored voting rights to more than 69,000 former felons who have completed their prison sentences but are still on probation.

Northam’s move mirrors a proposed constitutional amendment recently approved by the General Assembly that would automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of felonies once they serve their time and are released from prison. To take effect, the amendment must be approved by the legislature again next year and must win approval from voters in a statewide ballot referendum.

Until now, former felons who have served their sentences were not eligible to have their civil rights restored until after they completed probation. The new eligibility criteria announced by Northam means that, going forward, people convicted of felonies will become eligible to have their rights restored once they serve their prison time, although the governor’s office would still have to approve it.

https://apnews.com/article/legislature-ralph-northam-us-news-constitutions-voting-rights-d6116a65502227c9c7ea222caf62e068

Arkansas governor signs near-total abortion ban into law