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US House panel subpoenas AG Pam Bondi on Epstein investigation
The subpoena calls for the former Florida Attorney General to sit for a deposition April 14
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Proposed new Medicaid, SNAP work requirements dead for now
There will be no work requirements for 111,0000 low-income people who rely on Medicaid for their health care
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Sheriff Grady Judd still backs ICE, but calls for ‘path forward’ on immigration
Judd, a top Republican and favorite of Gov. DeSantis, doubled down by again calling for an end to deportations of undocumented immigrants who “add to society”
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Florida sheriffs rebel against Trump and DeSantis mass deportation efforts
It’s a striking shift from law enforcement in the nation’s most aggressive anti-undocumented immigration state
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FEMA lifts environmental hold on $608M grant for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’
The Trump administration lifted an environmental funding hold that had stalled the dollars for months
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Florida House weakens transparency requirement in data center bill, sends to Senate
It’s the latest example of the lower chamber moving away from the governor and toward the Trump administration
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Florida gas prices spike following Iran attacks
Gas prices have jumped nearly 60 cents in Florida since ongoing U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran started just over a week ago
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Attacks in Iran could spike Florida gas prices
The size and duration of any uptick will depend in part on how long the military operations last
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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
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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.”
