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GOP Rep. Maria Salazar Introduces Legislation That Includes Protections For Certain Migrants
Salazar calls the immigration system ‘the Achilles’ heel no one wants to fix.’
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Dozens Of FL Cities Haven't Signed 287(g) Agreements. Does That Make Them Sanctuary Cities?
The letter of state law doesn’t appear to require them to.
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Miccosukee Tribe Wants To Join Lawsuit To Halt The Everglades Immigrant Detention Center
Tribal leaders had already denounced the detention center, but the motion adds to the legal opposition to the facility.
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At Conservative Summit In Tampa, Border Czar Tom Homan Tells Protesters, ‘I'm Not Going Anywhere'
‘I get death threats all the time. You know what, I’m sick of the a–holes. You want some? Come get some,'" Homan said.
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House Dem Leader Fentrice Driskell Will Run For A Tampa Bay Senate Seat In 2026
Driskell, a Hillsborough County Democrat, was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2018.
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Report Details Prominent Cities For Human Trafficking In Florida
Of those sex trafficked, USF estimates, half were minors.
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Suicide Prevention Training And Adult Day Care In The Works For Florida Veterans
“We’re going to open it up to any [service officer] who works day-to-day with veterans in crisis,” Asztalos said.
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Supreme Court Refuses Florida's Request To Enforce Anti-Illegal Immigration Law
The law makes it a first-degree misdemeanor to enter the state as an ‘unauthorized alien.’
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State Offers Tour Of Immigrant Detention Center For State Lawmakers, U.S. Reps
‘But let’s be clear: This isn’t a field trip — it’s oversight.’
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A Trio Of New Rules Are In The Works For Florida Public Schools
They include guidelines for treating allergic reactions.
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Key West City Commission Approves Enforcement Agreement With ICE
Dozens of speakers had begged commissioners to resist.
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Report Card: Florida's Highest- And Lowest-Rated School Districts
The 2024-2025 school grades show that 28 of Florida’s 67 districts are A districts, 31 are B, eight are C, and none are D or F.
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In The Name Of Parental Rights, New Law Requires Sign-Off For Corporal Punishment In Florida Schools
"It’s honestly amazing that this hasn’t previously been in place in Florida," said Jacob Kaplan, President of the Florida Policy Forum.
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FL Lawmakers Cheer End Of U.S. Mexico Agreement On Tomato Imports – But Will It Raise Prices?
‘We’ve been decimated,’ a longtime Florida tomato grower says about the industry in the Sunshine State.
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SC Play Tells Story Of Gullah Geechee Experience During Revolutionary War
When George Washington goes to heaven in the Gullah Traveling Theater’s telling of the American Revolution, Saint Peter stops him.
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Too Sick To Work, Some Americans Worry Trump's Bill Will Strip Their Health Insurance
Denise Sommer, 58, assumes she could easily qualify for an exemption with a doctor’s note. “There’s too much abuse in the system,” she said.
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DeSantis Confirms Trump's Visit To Everglades Immigrant Detention Center
Ongoing protests against the immigration detention center are scheduled to take place Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Campaigns For Citizen-Led Amendments To ‘Surge' Petition Gathering This Weekend
The urgency takes place as a bill designed to make the process more restrictive becomes state law next week.
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More Miscarriages Criminally Investigated Three Years Into Post-Dobbs Abortion Bans
While St. Joseph medical staff were treating Watts, a nurse was on the phone with police.
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USF Substance Abuse Center To Be Named After Sen. Darryl Rouson
The announcement surprised the lawmaker, after the Florida House stripped his name earlier this year.
