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Florida lawmakers file sweeping set of immigration overhaul bills ahead of special session
The bills include measures to repeal out-of-state college fee waivers for DACA recipients and the expansion of the state's "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" to include deportation.
Florida lawmakers head to Tallahassee for Special Session Monday
Seven Democratic senators voted to confirm South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), allowing her to lead an agency that will be paramount to President Trump’s plan to crack down on illegal immigration during his second White House term. Noem’s nomination was approved with a 59-34…
Bills emerge ahead of Florida's special session on immigration, ballot initiatives
Nearly a dozen bills have been filed ahead of the start of the Florida legislature’s special session. The measures seek to fulfill Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to help President Donald Trump’s administration crack down on illegal immigration,
Florida lawmakers prepare for special session in Tallahassee
ORLANDO, Fla. – State lawmakers will head back to Tallahassee for a special session set to start on Monday. The session was called by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month.
DeSantis in a rare standoff with Florida lawmakers over special session
For the last six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been used to getting his way with the state Legislature, at times slashing the priorities of Republican leaders and calling them back to Tallahassee to pass bills that boost his political profile.
Gov. DeSantis pushes Florida legislature to take up immigration reform in special session during Jacksonville roundtable
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Rare winter storm in Florida: See snow photos from Pensacola, Tallahassee, Yulee
Snow in the Sunshine State doesn't happen very often. But it did. And here are the photos from Pensacola to Yulee to prove it ...
Florida winter storm for the ages coming: Record snow, ice expected | Forecast
Snow totals in the inconceivable 4-6” range are a possibility. The all-time Florida snow record of 4” from Milton in 1954 is ...
Photos Show Snow on Florida Beach While There's None in Alaska Wilderness
Unusually cold temperatures in central Florida have led to winter weather advisories, while Alaska has experienced some rare ...
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How much snow fell in Florida? Here's where and a city that smashed 1895 record
Tallahassee residents saw some snow but it ... Here's the latest on what the storm brought to the Panhandle and North Florida Tuesday, Jan. 21. Pensacola got a record 7.6 inches of snow between ...
Nikki Fried reelected chair of Florida Democratic Party amid its lowest point in years
Fried has been re-elected as chair of the Florida Democratic Party, and promises to engage independent voters ahead of ...
Chipola sweeps North West Florida
Chipola Indians defeated both men’s and women’s North West Florida Raiders at home on Saturday5. The Lady Indians improve to ...
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Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun
A major winter storm that slammed Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas ...
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2026 gubernatorial race: Jason Pizzo says he wouldn’t run as an independent
Senate Democratic Leader Jason Pizzo has stoked speculations that he will run for governor in 2026, but said on Friday that ...