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Homeland Security Wants State Driver's License Data For Sweeping Citizenship Program
“It is like playing Whac-A-Mole, but the Constitution applies to ICE, too,” Sen. Julie Gonzales said.
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National Guard Shooting Suspect To Face Murder Charge
The Department of Homeland Security did not confirm for States Newsroom the date Lakanwal was granted asylum.
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New State Laws Tackle Private Equity's Growing Role In Health Care
This year, several states have passed laws to increase oversight and transparency of private equity’s continuing acquisitions.
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Florida Bear Hunt To Take Place Next Month After Judge Rejects Injunction
The first such hunt in Florida in a decade is scheduled to take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 28.
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Blazing Turkey And Dad Jokes: Ingoglia Hosts Turkey Safety Demonstration
Floridians should set up the turkey-frying station far away from their homes at ground level, completely thaw the bird before frying it.
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US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Charged With Stealing $5 Million In FEMA Funds
Cherfilus-McCormick also, and her tax preparer, were charged with conspiring to file a false federal tax return.
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The O1 Visa Is For ‘Extraordinary' Talent: Among Its Users? Influencers And OnlyFans Models
OnlyFans models and YouTubers are among those talented enough for one of the U.S.’s most exclusive visas.
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House Committee (Again) Advances Proposal To Lower The Age To Purchase A Firearm In Florida
The measure passed in the Criminal Justice Subcommittee along party lines, 11-5.
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Speaker Perez Designates Dec. 8-12 As AI Week In The Florida House Of Representatives
The memo notes that Perez has asked subcommittee chairs to “facilitate discussions on the potentially positive and negative impacts of AI.
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Florida Affirms Heritage Foundation Education Priorities, First State To Do So
While a number of foundations and institutes have signed on, no state boards of education had signed on to it until Thursday.
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Alachua County School Board Pressed Again, This Time On Sunshine Law
‘Either we believe in the Sunshine Law and the principles behind it or we don’t.’
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Proposal Would Impose Timelines For Governor To Set Special Election Dates
DeSantis’ delay means some voters won’t be represented until after the next legislative session ends.
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Government Reopens After 43 Days: Trump Signs Bill Ending Record Shutdown
The Oval Office ceremony came just hours after the House voted to approve the legislation, which senators passed earlier in the week.
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Floridians React To Federal Legislation That Could ‘Devastate' State's Hemp Industry
The proposed legislation would reverse a ‘loophole’ in the 2018 farm bill that allows sales of hemp-derived THC products.
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States' Death Penalty Policies Are Heading In Sharply Different Directions
Nationally, and with about two months left in the year, states have carried out 41 executions, the largest number since 2012.
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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case To Overturn Marriage Equality
The justices have rejected a petition from Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue licenses in the state a decade ago.
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Shutdown Battle Ebbs, But Trump Won't Give Up Trying To Withhold Full SNAP Benefits
About 42 million people, about 1 in 8 Americans, use SNAP. Monday was the 41st day of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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University President Carousel: FSU Focused On McCullough
‘He’s done a fantastic job; everybody in state government, I think, recognizes that, certainly the BOG recognizes that.’
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Florida Republicans Try Again To Ban Political, Pride Flags On Government Buildings
If passed, the legislation would take effect on July 1, 2026. The session starts on Jan. 13.
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Trump Administration Ordered To Pay Full $9B In November SNAP Benefits Amid Shutdown
The Judge wrote that President Donald Trump showed the president sought to use hunger for political leverage during the government shutdown.
