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Cost of living, chemtrails, voting: Here’s what Florida Republicans did and didn’t discuss in legislative session recap
The Hope Florida Foundation controversy and immigration were not touched on
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Trump administration sides with Florida in fight over new immigration law
‘Florida’s law is in harmony, not conflict, with federal law,’ Justice Department attorneys wrote
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DeSantis signs bill to pull back $2.1 billion from reinsurance money expected to go unused
The bill came after lawmakers created two programs to ensure property insurers could help pay hurricane claims
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Groups suing over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say Florida and feds are partners in detention center
But Trump administration arguments have sought to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project
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DeSantis claims ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is temporary, but photos show new paving as environmental groups voice concern
‘The environmental impacts will be devastating,’ the groups wrote to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Florida lawmakers applaud upcoming tariff on Mexican tomatoes amid price concerns
Lawmakers say it will allow Florida farmers to catch up to what the agency has labeled ‘unfairly produced Mexican imports’
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Florida could move forward with DeSantis’ plan for alternative university accreditation organization
Longtime accrediting agency Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has clashed with Florida education leaders in recent years
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DeSantis vetoes healthcare education bill backed by Florida Nurses Association
The group supported the bill, pointing to issues such as Florida trailing other states in passage rates on a national nurse licensure exam
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‘Cartoonish’ depictions of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ among criticisms of Florida immigrant detention center
Both the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida have denounced the opening of the detention center
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Feds say they’re not in charge of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as migrants arrive, Florida Dems denied entry
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security neither funded nor authorized the tent and trailer detention center, according to a court filing
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Big DeSantis campaign donor set to reap millions from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention camp
The company has brought everything from large trailers to golf carts to a command post into the camp
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Federal appeals court rules against Florida teacher who challenged preferred pronoun law
The case involves a math teacher in Hillsborough County who is transgender
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Trump’s lawsuit against the Pulitzer board will go to the Florida Supreme Court
Trump filed the suit after the board refused to rescind a 2018 award to The New York Times and The Washington Post
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Florida Gov. DeSantis’ net worth tops $2M thanks to book deal
This was the third consecutive year that DeSantis got a financial boost from his 2023 book
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Officials say ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is ready to withstand hurricane season, but tents leaked after one rainstorm
The facility — which was built in eight days — can withstand Category 2 winds, officials say
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott ‘surprised’ by spending in ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but voted for it anyway
‘In this bill, there are many spending projects you will be surprised to see with our nation more than $37 trillion in debt’
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‘Gulf of America,’ high school phone ban and more Florida education laws now in effect
Several education bills were delayed until the last day of session and jammed into two major packages
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After ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ visit, Trump says he wants more states to build immigrant detention centers
A similar center with the capacity to house 2,000 immigrants is set to open in Camp Blanding in Northeast Florida
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Florida now fighting ‘sham’ lawsuit against rushed ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ AG James Uthmeier says
‘My office will fight it in court,’ Florida AG James Uthmeier told his Fox News pals Bill and Dana
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Feds side with union in legal dispute with Brightline Florida
Brightline has dragged its feet on negotiating a union contract, after filing a lawsuit claiming the workers’ organizing drive was improperly carried out.
