An environmental organization pushing to shut down the controversial immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” says a recent federal appeals court decision will not
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Appeals court panel hears arguments to lift halt on closing Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”
Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court’s order instructing state officials to close
Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be arraigned in federal court Monday
South Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is set to be arraigned in federal court in Miami on Monday afternoon after she was accused of stealing Federal
FEMA to send Georgia more than $300 million in Hurricane Helene relief after accusations of delays
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday announced it would send $350 million in funding to localities and electric cooperatives for relief efforts following Hurricane
Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick insists she’s innocent after FEMA-funding indictment
A South Florida congresswoman is claiming her innocence after she was indicted for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds for her own
How Florida is building
An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal
Florida prepares for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season as federal government scales back FEMA
With another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season on the horizon, Florida is preparing for the possibility that the federal government won’t respond like it has
Miami-Dade nonprofit faces financial crisis in wake of federal funding pause for food, shelter programs
The Advocacy Network on Disabilities, which has been instrumental in supporting families in Miami-Dade County, has run out of money after vital federal funding from
FEMA borrows $2 billion to pay flood insurance claims made after Hurricanes Helene, Milton
TALLAHASSEE — After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is borrowing $2 billion to pay
AI used to send households impacted by Helene, Milton $1,000 relief payments
Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model not commonly