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A rare rematch for a Hillsborough-based state legislative seat — won by an underfunded newcomer in a shocking upset just seven months ago — is turning ugly.
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The Seminole Tribe is suing DraftKings, saying the gaming group is running an illegal sports betting operation in Florida.
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Byron Donalds' campaign updated his website this week stripping away numerous references to Trump's endorsement, removing his photo with the president and taking "enact the Trump agenda" off his issues page
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ALT A screenshot of Donalds' previous homepage featuring Trump's endorsement
ALT A screenshot of Donalds' updated homepage featuring his plans for Florida
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Officials called Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘box’ a hoax. Detainees called it torture.
We spoke with 9 former detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, and a lawyer for a 10th, about what some called “the punishment cells.”
W/@ChurchillNdonwi
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Byron Donalds, the GOP nominee for governor, said he denounces racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry.
“The Republican Party is the Party that was created to free slaves and fight for the civil rights of all Americans – I will continue that proud legacy as Florida’s next Governor."
A Florida GOP House candidate (who seems sure to win) attended the deadly white nationalist Charlottesville rally in 2017
Marshall Rawson, a Florida State Guardsman, said it was “no coincidence” he got deployment orders on Confederate Memorial Day
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A Florida GOP House candidate (who seems sure to win) attended the deadly white nationalist Charlottesville rally in 2017
Marshall Rawson, a Florida State Guardsman, said it was “no coincidence” he got deployment orders on Confederate Memorial Day
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GOP Florida House candidate attended white nationalist Charlottesville rally
Marshall Rawson also spent years involved in a white supremacist organization and has received donations from extremists, like a lawyer who repped KKK members. @romyellenbogen
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A Florida judge who questioned surrogacy's legality — a case that drew the attention of Florida's attorney general — is getting a promotion.
DeSantis this month appointed Judge Marlon Weiss to the 4th District Court of Appeal.
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Judge Weiss, going beyond what is typically required for the case, suggested that surrogacy may be unconstitutional. His order centers around the idea of fetal personhood, which could have major impacts on reproductive law.
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In the summer of 2025, when the camp opened, the heat in the Everglades would reach between 105F and 110F.
The government said detainees were kept in air-conditioned tents and never disclosed the use of outdoor cages. Even so, detainees were distressed about the conditions indoors. Inside, they described bugs the size of their fists, fluctuating temperatures and a lack of access to attorneys.
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"Some immigrants detained at Florida’s now-shuttered “Alligator Alcatraz” were confined in outdoor cages only slightly larger than telephone booths for more than an hour at a time, according to a new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general."
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Breaking News: A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz used small metal cages to confine migrants, a watchdog report said. nyti.ms/4xlUDh6
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This will be a long thread. Please stick with it.
The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
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A really sad day. This is the paper that made the nation care about Jeffrey Epstein and helped uncover the Hope Florida scandal alongside @TB_Times.
Florida needs the @MiamiHerald
The @MiamiHerald eliminated 30 positions today including excellent City of Miami beat reporter @tessriski & legend @kaufsports.
The Miami Beach beat reporter was open but won’t be filled.
Is the Miami Herald going to cover the City of Miami anymore?
Local journalism matters.
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Florida has adjusted its vendor contracts for Alligator Alcatraz by hundreds of millions of dollars since closing the site.
FDEM is now asking the state leg for an extra $188M for the emergency fund paying for these contracts to cover “pending invoices”
🚨 NEW: Since Alligator Alcatraz closed, FL committed almost half a billion more $$ toward immigration enforcement, promising at least $1.4 billion in disaster funds
Almost none of these contract updates were posted online
W/ @claireheddles
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The grand jury investigating Hope Florida recommended legislative change. Will lawmakers listen? With @LivCaputo
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The latest in the Hope Florida saga: FL lawmakers may answer a grand jury’s call to change state law
Will it happen?
w/ @romyellenbogen
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Hillsborough’s foster agency celebrates keeping families intact. It separated hundreds off the books. tampabay.com/investigations/…
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Several state leaders at the center of the Hope Florida controversy moved on to high-level roles, some receiving promotions and judgeships at the hand of Gov. Ron DeSantis w/@romyellenbogen
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From yesterday, with @JustinGarciaFL and @codonnell_Times: Hope Florida grand jury says state leaders "misappropriated" taxpayer money
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Big scoop by @DeFede.
@romyellenbogen, @JustinGarciaFL and @codonnell_Times explain the grand jury report on Hope Florida.
Though the grand jury concluded taxpayer money was misused for "political purposes", it declined to charge anyone.
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