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Only one council member, absent during Monday’s meeting, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, has pushed back on resisting mass deportations.
The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund can’t be used to purchase any more boats, aircraft, or motor vehicles.
AG James Uthmeier had accused officials last week of implementing ‘sanctuary policies.’
6 Republicans, however, criticized deporting undocumented immigrants who hadn’t committed crimes.
It also will remove student IDs from being an acceptable form of identification at the polls.
In a session marked by fighting and dysfunction, House members lauded legislative leaders for coming together to find a solution.
The Phoenix asked Gaetz about what would happen if another year passed without a voucher fix.
The amount of TANF funding has steadily increased since 2022, from $4.3 million then to $10.3 million in fiscal year 2026.
‘A bill that hasn’t moved in the House is not going to be brought up at this time,’ Speaker Danie Perez said.
CAIR has never been declared a foreign terrorist organization by any federal agency.
SB 1756 cleared three Senate panels, but a companion bill hasn’t been heard by any House committee.
As of later Wednesday morning, Talarico led Crockett, 53% to 45.7%, with 91% of the votes counted.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) drastically adjusted its calculations at least five times between June and November 2025.
‘This bill is the unions’ nail in the coffin,’ said South Florida Democratic Sen. Shevrin Jones before the committee's vote.
The governor has called a special session on that date, saying the state will be ‘forced’ to redistrict, citing the Voting Rights Act.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz said the federal judiciary is prepared to hold Trump administration officials in crimina ...
DOH puts the number of confirmed cases at 104. That number spikes to 114 when non-confirmed cases are included.
The poll consisted of 657 likely Republican voters conducted between Feb. 16-20. The margin of error is +/- 4.38 points.
DeSantis, Cabinet approve the latest portion of a $250 million state grant for enforcement.
The law allows the state to levy a $50,000 fine against an organization that allows those categories of people to even handle petitions.
