Tag: Ron DeSantis
DeSantis posthumously awards Governor’s Medal of Freedom to Jimmy Buffett, politicians: ‘Great Floridians’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has posthumously awarded five Floridians, including singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and former Republican and Democratic…
DeSantis awards posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to Jimmy Buffett, Florida lawmakers
FILE - This photo combination shows, from left, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., in Miami, Feb.11, 2010, Florida State…
Florida’s immigration enforcement effort adds 800 Fish and Wildlife officers
The state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is going to be helping with immigration enforcement.Nearly 90% of the…
What we know about the lawsuits that could shut down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Two separate lawsuits could halt operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy…
Florida governor says state will open ‘deportation depot’ immigration jail
Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, said on Thursday that the state will open a second immigration jail, as…
Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state will open a second immigration detention center…
The next ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? DeSantis announces new Florida ‘deportation depot’
TALLAHASSEE — The DeSantis administration is making arrangements to hold immigrant detainees at a North Florida prison as…
How Florida’s new education chief is rattling schools with public threats
The X post by Florida’s education commissioner caught Hillsborough County school district officials off guard.It showed the cover…
DeSantis set to pick Florida’s new LG — and a possible 2026 governor candidate
Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to tap former Green Beret and decorated military veteran Jay Collins as Florida’s lieutenant…
Judge stops work at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ What are they building there?
In a win for environmentalists, a federal judge on Aug. 7 stopped further construction at the immigration detention…
No more soda or candy. Here’s when it takes effect
If you are currently someone who receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) in Florida, there are some changes…
Newly released records linked to Hope Florida reignite intra-GOP political battle
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A trove of records released by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has revealed new details…