Gov. Ron DeSantis has selected Tampa Sen. Jay Collins, a decorated former Green Beret and close political ally, to be Florida’s new lieutenant governor. Source
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Gov. DeSantis taps Tampa Sen. Jay Collins as lieutenant governor, Florida GOP says
CBS News Live CBS News Miami Live Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to name Tampa Senator Jay Collins, a former Green Beret and decorated veteran,
Another Alligator Alcatraz? Florida plans on building a second immigration detention center
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘ administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one contract for what’s labeled
Judge considers whether Alligator Alcatraz violates environmental law, threatening Everglades’ ecosystem
A federal judge on Wednesday was hearing arguments over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava pushes back on Florida DOGE review, calls it
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava responded to the Florida Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) plan to scrutinize the county’s finances, framing the review as
DeSantis urges sheriffs, police chiefs to fight ICE recruitment efforts
CBS News Live CBS News Miami Live Gov. Ron DeSantis is encouraging sheriffs and police chiefs in the state to fight to keep staff members
Hurricane Plan for Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz heavily redacted, raising concerns
Florida emergency officials have released a heavily redacted 33-page draft plan outlining evacuation procedures for the Alligator Alcatraz detention center in the event of a
DeSantis signs execution order for man convicted of 1992 triple murder
Continuing to quickly order executions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing three people in 1992 in
Judge to consider whether Alligator Alcatraz legal challenge was filed in wrong jurisdiction
A legal challenge to a hastily-built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades was filed in the wrong venue, government attorneys argued Wednesday in the
Lawyers argue in Miami federal court that Alligator Alcatraz violates detainees constitutional rights
Civil rights lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Everglades say that Alligator Alcatraz detainees have been barred from