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US Immigration · FloridaFlorida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”See the Story
DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
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Ron DeSantis · FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced more than $38 million in awards to 19 small and rural communities in the Sunshine State through the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.See the Story
Florida’s small and rural communities to receive more than $38 million in grants, DeSantis says
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Florida, United States · FloridaEducation Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas (Photo via DOE)The Florida Board of Education is prescribing First Amendment training and threatening school board member salaries in Alachua County after a school board meeting went viral. In July, Alachua School Board Vice Chair Tina Certain asked a public commenter, Jeremy Clepper, to leave the room after he caused what board members called a disruption. Before deputies could escort the man from t…See the Story
Alachua County School Board falls under close scrutiny from Board of Education
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