Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ - TPM – Talking Points Memo
TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related...| TPM – Talking Points Memo
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz, a detention center established to expand bed capacity for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been engaged in a persistent legal battle but achieved a significant victory on Thursday afternoon. ‘It is entirely unclear to us, moreover, how the district court concluded that it could order the proactive dismantling of the Facility by way of a mandatory preliminary injunction.’ Kathleen M. Williams, a federal judge in Miami, ruled last month that no additi...| Blaze Media
Let’s be honest: You were a little excited when rumors of Donald Trump’s death went viral on social media over the weekend. After years of hateful rhetoric and harmful policies, it’s tempting to believe his absence might mean the end of our struggles. But that’s wishful thinking. If Trump were to die in office, JD […] The post If Trump dies, the problems aren’t going to go away appeared first on Philadelphia Gay News.| Philadelphia Gay News
The Trump administration is removing immigrants from Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center after a federal judge ordered operations downsized by late October. The Department of Homeland Security announced the move after U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ Aug. 21 order prohibiting... The post ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ appears headed for closure appeared first on Baptist News Global.| Baptist News Global
From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s Philadelphia saw a long succession of sensational murder cases and trials. Gary Heidnik’s […] The post Gregory Tony’s rise — How a 1993 Philly homicide disappeared from the record appeared first on Broad + Liberty.| Broad + Liberty
Citizens repainted the rainbow crosswalk in front of Pulse nightclub in Orlando, but Florida transportation officials painted over the street a second time. Florida state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith in a video on Saturday shared that citizens in the middle of the night had restored a rainbow crosswalk on Esther Street. “I just discovered that in the dark of night, the Orlando community showed up to the crosswalk outside of Pulse nightclub and they painted it back its original rainbow colors...| Out Magazine
TPM has obtained and analyzed over a dozen contracts and invoices related...| TPM – Talking Points Memo
The Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is.| The New Republic
In the State of Florida’s Fiscal Year budget for 2025-2026, the Division of Arts and Culture’s awarded grants – totaling just over $18 million - might seem a bit on the conservative side when compared to years past. Considering Governor Ron DeSantis’ veto of any and all arts grants for 2024-25, however, this year's allocations [...]| St Pete Catalyst
An Everglades airstrip is being readied for ICE| Mother Jones
A Gov. DeSantis ally, Collins has been floated as a possibly Mayor, Lt. Governor or even future Governor.| Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.
TALLAHASSEE—David Jolly, the leading Democratic candidate for governor, believes that the wealthy independents eyeing Florida’s top job won’t jump into th| The Floridian
It’s nearly $40M short of what the Governor recommended.| Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.
A countywide referendum will appear on Lee County ballots in 2026.| Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended his presidential campaign just before the New Hampshire primary.| AP News
Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony emphasized he will not involve his sheriff's office in any U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids as top cop.| The Floridian
Senator Marco Rubio’s nomination as Secretary of State in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration has launched widespread speculation about who might fill his Senate seat if the nomination is confirmed.| WJXT
A new bill inspired by a petition fraud settlement paid by an abortion rights group passed its first committee Thursday, aiming to overhaul Florida's ballot in| The Floridian
MIAMI - Miami Mayor Francis Saurez suggested during a recent interview on Newsmax that it would be "premature" for President-elect Donald Trump to replace his n| The Floridian
President-elect Donald Trump has supposedly considered tapping Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for Secretary of Defense if current appointee, Fox News host Pete He| The Floridian
Americans will be in "grave danger" if Gov. Ron DeSantis becomes the next Secretary of Defense, Florida Democrats claimed Wednesday morning. Party Chair Ni| The Floridian
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is “ready, willing, and able” to find a solution with the Legislature for spiking condominium costs before the end of the calendar year. Legislative action following the 2021 collapse of a condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside that killed 98 people has resulted in financial strains on condominium owners […]| Florida Phoenix
“You know, I do the weave. You know what the weave is? I’ll talk about like nine different things, and they all come back brilliantly together, and it’s like, friends of mine that are, like, English professors, they say, ‘It’s the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen.’” — Donald John Trump I am an English […]| Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended former President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery, which violated federal regulations and, the Army said, featured an alleged assault by Trump’s staff against a cemetery staff member. “I don’t see the outrage,” DeSantis said during a news conference in Daytona Beach highlighting state initiatives to address nursing […]| Florida Phoenix
Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed gender-affirming surgeries for minors Thursday when responding to a question about a federal appellate court’s decision to temporarily allow Florida to enforce its ban on hormone replacement therapies for minors. However, the lawsuit that parents of transgender children brought against the state does not seek surgeries for minors. Instead, the plaintiffs […]| Florida Phoenix
Florida voters will head to the voting booth on Nov. 5 not only to vote on the next president of the United States but on key state amendments that include lega| The Floridian
The governors of Florida and Texas have both signed bills limiting local governments' ability to pass heat-break protections.| Alabama Reflector
Understanding the emotional response to inflammatory content and eagerness to share it is a key tool to slowing the spread of misinformation.| Alabama Reflector
By Thomas Ultican 7/31/2024 Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, has a good record with public education. Her opponent, who appointed Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education, disagrees and …| tultican
The Page Views newsletter shared our research on how reframing the conversation around responsible business may help solve the problem stakeholders are currently facing.| maslansky+partners
We join Town Hall Agency to discuss how language and the words we choose to articulate our messages can help repair and build trust with our audiences.| maslansky+partners
Donald Trump has scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses with his rivals languishing far behind.| AP News
Vaccination levels in the county with the outbreak aren't high enough to protect them.| Mother Jones
The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one […]| Features – FiveThirtyEight
In his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pitched himself as a transformational leader who has reshaped the politics of his home state. His 2022 reelection by 19 percentage points “was not just a big victory,” he has argued. “It was really a fundamental realignment of Florida from being a swing state to being […]| Features – FiveThirtyEight
Is the 2024 Republican presidential primary already over? If you just look at the polls, you’d be forgiven for thinking so. Consider the state of the states: Several polls published last week showed former President Donald Trump leading in Iowa (with 42 percent to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s 19 percent and South Carolina Sen. Tim […]| Features – FiveThirtyEight
The activist who is now a leading education policy figure on the right actually matriculated at Harvard Extension School. There’s a difference.| The New Republic
Here are four reasons to worry about the missing national crime data.| The Marshall Project
It was once (mostly) traditionally conservative and (sort of) intellectually rigorous. Now it platforms white nationalists and promotes authoritarianism.| The New Republic
Transcript Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux: Former Vice President Mike Pence just announced that he’s running for president. He served under former President Donald Trum…| FiveThirtyEight
