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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to hold special session Monday on ‘illegal immigration’
Florida lawmakers rebuke DeSantis, convene own immigration special session
Florida lawmakers to kick off week with special session addressing illegal immigration, condo regulation and more
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Florida lawmakers file extensive immigration reform bills ahead of special session
Republican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and place additional restrictions on the ballot initiative process.
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Florida faculty, students urge public to oppose purge of general education courses from state schools
The Florida Board of Governors, a body that oversees the state’s public higher education system, will meet to approve the updated Gen Ed course list on Thursday.
DeSantis warns Florida lawmakers not to defy him on immigration: ‘It would be very, very hazardous’
The governor wants legislators to act quickly, pinning the need for urgency to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Gov. Ron DeSantis news conference in Jacksonville
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Jacksonville Thursday afternoon. Elizabeth Warren's recommendations for Elon Musk's DOGE include cutting Department of Defense spending and cracking down on Medicare fraud.
Targeted ICE operations are happening nationwide. Here’s how to track arrests in Florida.
In a post to X Sunday, Desantis commented on the reports of increased immigration enforcement. saying “Interior enforcement atrophied under Biden so there will no doubt be a ramp up period."
DeSantis warns about ‘hazardous’ fallout if lawmakers bail on special session
Resisting a special session regarding immigration reform, DeSantis said, would “be very, very hazardous politically, I think, for these members to do.”
Florida sees heaviest snowfall in state’s history as unprecedented winter storm slams the South
The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5 to 12 inches through Tuesday evening. Due to the hazardous weather and a series of crashes, a nearly 70-mile stretch of Interstate 10 was shut down by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida Gov. DeSantis holds press conference after declaring State of Emergency for winter storm
DeSantis adopted President Donald Trump's "Gulf of America" moniker in Tuesday's emergency declaration over the winter storm warning in effect across Northeast Florida. The declaration, officially titled Executive Order Number 25-13 (Emergency Management-Gulf Winter Weather System), mentions the name within the first paragraph.
Florida lawmakers end special session called by DeSantis, start their own
DeSantis called for the session as he has repeatedly echoed President Donald Trump's sentiment on an immigration crackdown.
Gov. DeSantis pushes Florida legislature to take up immigration reform in special session during Jacksonville roundtable
Governor Ron DeSantis, Sheriff T.K. Waters, and State Representative Kiyan Michael (D-Jacksonville Beach) joined state and federal law enforcement for a roundtable discussion on immigration policy in Jacksonville on Thursday.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, GOP-controlled Legislature could be headed for special session collision
The Republican-led Legislature could, for the first time, find itself on a special-session collision course with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has called lawmakers into a weeklong special session beginning Monday to address a number of high-profile and complicated issues,