LOCAL NEWS
Circuit Judge John Cooper, citing “fatal flaws”, dismissed a lawsuit filed by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow that alleged the structure of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency’s violated Florida’s Sunshine Laws.
The state of Florida says it has detained a dozen people in the Big Bend who may be in the country illegally. Initial reports of potential arrests in the area started circling Monday afternoon on social media.
LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
Get a complete run down on the Leon County high school soccer teams competing in district tournaments.
FLORIDA NEWS
Saying they are trying to help President Donald Trump crack down on illegal immigration, Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature late Tuesday passed a plan that includes boosting criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants, ending in-state tuition rates for undocumented-immigrant students and creating a state “chief immigration officer.”
NATIONAL NEWS
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s order yesterday to pause funding for all federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance just minutes before the directive was scheduled to go into effect. The block lasts until Monday afternoon and sets a hearing for arguments that morning.
The largest study on cannabis and its impact on brain function suggests the use of the substance has a statistically significant effect on working memory, per findings released yesterday.
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +2.0%) in recovery rally a day after China’s DeepSeek triggered a tech stock sell-off; Nvidia closes up nearly 9% (More).
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@Frank, That is not how you apply for citizenship.
It takes years. Minimum 5 years in USA on a Green Card BEFORE you can apply.
Green Cards take years to get from a visa.
“No one dislikes an illegal immigrant more than a legal immigrant.”
Go to the back of the line!
Take the illegals directly to the immigration office to apply for United States citizenship. Kind of like…well…you know….what they should have already done.