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Florida emergency agency spent $405M on immigration in six months
The hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars also covered private jet flights, restaurant meals, and badges
Trump
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Florida universities move closer to yearlong freeze on H-1B visas
The vote comes at the urging of Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Florida homeowner Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE song
The song slams “King Trump’s private army” and venerates the observers and demonstrators who “stood for justice, their voices ringing through the night.”
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‘Next question’: Donalds brushes off rival Republicans, talks Minneapolis
‘My rivals would all love to be in my position, and they’re not,’ the Trump-endorsed Republican said
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Trump airport bill would also clear the way for state to rename MCO
Trump in 2021 reportedly asked advisers to get an airport named after him
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The 5 biggest legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push
The first year of Trump’s return to the White House was defined by clashes with the judiciary branch and an aggressive immigration agenda
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Trump signs law to allow whole milk in school lunches
It was out of school meal programs for more than a decade amid a broader push to curb childhood obesity
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Sweeping new legislation targets employers who hire undocumented immigrants
The 34-page bill would presume certain non-citizens are at fault in car accidents, severely restrict their employment, and prevent Florida banks from loaning them money
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DeSantis backs Trump’s claim that Miccosukee Tribe worked against immigration efforts
The tribe is part of a lawsuit against Florida which claims “Alligator Alcatraz” planners failed to follow federal environmental regulations
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‘Not about special treatment’: Miccosukee Tribe responds to Trump veto
Trump claimed the tribe worked against his immigration efforts, the basis he used to veto a flood protection project in the Florida Everglades
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Trump vetoes Miccosukee flood protection, citing tribe’s opposition to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
He blamed the tribe for having “actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected.”
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DeSantis and Trump’s beef overshadows ‘AI Week’
A fight between the two has dominated Florida House Speaker Danny Perez’s planned “artificial intelligence week” in the Legislature
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DeSantis against Trump’s push for federal AI regulation
“The problem is that Congress hasn’t proposed any coherent regulatory scheme but instead just wanted to block states from doing anything for 10 years, which would be an AI amnesty.”
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DeSantis administration: We need another $50M to cover SNAP costs
The additional money is needed as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill and Congress’ decision to reduce spending on SNAP
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DeSantis says Trump’s oil drilling could ‘weaken’ environment, military training
This is one of the rarer instances of DeSantis breaking with Trump since the 2024 elections
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Florida lawmakers wary about adoption of Heritage Foundation pledge
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank that authored Project 2025
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New law aimed at Trump protesters being used against fans who ran onto UF football field
Lawmakers said they never intended the new law to be used against fans storming football fields after a huge victory.
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Bill that would allow teens to buy guns in Florida filed once again
The legislation would reduce the minimum to buy a firearm in the state from 21 to 18 years of age
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Florida’s first public school chaplain wrote a song for Charlie Kirk, preaches Trump support
The Rev. Jack Martin insists politics won’t interfere with his volunteer school service