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Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
(THE CONVERSATION) The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a reference to the former maximum security federal ...
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Protecting wild Florida in a developer’s market: How the state plans to offset environmental impacts
A new state law aims to help developers fill environmental requirements faster, something critics say could throw the ...
Funding shortfalls leave gaps in Florida’s rural health care
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton opened the 2025 legislative session with big plans for the state’s rural areas. “We’ve seen tremendous economic growth in urban areas of Florida,” he told ...
Alligator Alcatraz represents a significant departure from past Florida policy regarding immigration.
The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a ...
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Gov. Ron Desantis visits Hendry County to open new Everglades Restoration project
FORT DENAUD, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis plans to speak in Fort Denaud on Tuesday, July 15. According to the governor's ...