By The News Services of Florida A federal judge on Wednesday allowed the Miccosukee Tribe to join a lawsuit filed by environmental groups challenging an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” The lawsuit, filed by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity, alleges that state and federal officials did not […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Continuing to quickly order executions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing three people in 1992 in Orange County. Curtis Windom, 59, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 28 at Florida State Prison, according to the death […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As Gov. Ron DeSantis raises the possibility of holding an unusual mid-decade redistricting process in Florida, the group Common Cause said Tuesday there is a risk of a “domino effect” across the country as Texas Republicans seek to redraw congressional lines. Common Cause, which has […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A U.S. district judge on Monday pushed state and federal officials to provide a copy of an intergovernmental agreement showing “who’s running the show” at an Everglades immigrant-detention center, calling the situation “urgent” as at least 100 detainees have been deported amid legal wrangling over […]
By The News Service of Florida A Texas-based company filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Florida Division of Emergency Management, alleging it is owed more than $7.5 million after the firm helped evacuate people from war-torn Haiti in 2024. TAD Recovery Services, LLC, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in the federal Northern District of […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — About 100 undocumented immigrants have been deported from an airstrip adjoining the detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” and “the cadence” of outgoing flights is increasing, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. Speaking to reporters outside the detention complex in the Everglades, DeSantis and other state officials […]
By The News Service of Florida Florida State University on Thursday joined the University of Florida in approving plans to increase costs for out-of-state students during the upcoming academic year. The FSU Board of Trustees approved 10 percent increases in fees that are charged to out-of-state students on top of the tuition charged to all […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Wednesday allowed an Okaloosa County couple to pursue a lawsuit over noise from a neighboring gun range, saying a 1999 state law aimed at shielding gun ranges from liability violated the couple’s constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Federal officials are “overwhelmed” by the number of undocumented immigrants being locked up as part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan because of a detention-bed shortage, according to a key player in Florida’s efforts to assist the White House. The capacity issue is expected […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced Tuesday that state officials will probe spending by the governments in Democratic-leaning Broward County and Gainesville. DeSantis said reviews by his Office of Policy and Budget and Ingoglia’s Department of Financial Services will focus […]