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Florida signs $245 million in contracts for 'Alligator Alcatraz' | By the numbers
Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ administration has already signed contracts to pay at least $245 million to set up and run the new ...
Contracts Show Millions of Dollars and Diverted Disaster Resources Were Used to Build DeSantis’ ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The camp was first announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is DeSantis’ former chief of staff and was ...
Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors
The state’s emergency rules allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend state laws and a competitive bidding process to award millions ...
Jacksonville company with $78.5 million Alligator Alcatraz contract tied to DeSantis donor
Action News Jax has learned the Jacksonville-based company contracted to staff Alligator Alcatraz has ties to a donor of ...
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Jacksonville firm with $78 million ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ contract has obscure origins: The Tributary
A little-known consulting firm with ties to a prominent Jacksonville business leader landed a $78 million contract earlier ...
Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that ...
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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose ...
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Urban League declares a ‘state of emergency’ for civil rights in the US in response to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for ...
How DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
More than 100 emails expose the extent to which authorities in southwest Florida were left unaware of plans to build a ...
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'Alligator Alcatraz' Funded by Taxpayer Money Intended for Florida's Hurricane Response, Disaster Preparedness: Report
Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded $20 million in no-bid contracts, including nearly $500,000 for an emergency radio system that was originally designated for disaster preparedness during the active hurricane ...