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The Latest Breaking News from Ron DeSantis

Husband of judge who blocked ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ shutdown has ties to DeSantis

Barbara Lagoa’s husband, Paul Huck, is an attorney whose law firm has business with the Florida government

The Guardian - US

Miami deal for Trump library next to famous Freedom Tower angers critics

Advocates say reopened tower, which tells story of Miami as welcoming city for immigrants, will be tarnished

The Guardian - US

‘A hot mess’: Florida open-carry gun ruling leads to chaos and confusion

Florida’s attorney general recently said ‘open carry is the law of the state’. State officials and advocates aren’t so sure

The Guardian - US

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Major charter school network expanding to Miami after lobbying for pro-charter state law

A charter school network backed by a billionaire hedge fund manager announced Thursday that it is expanding in Miami

The Independent UK

Campaign delays push to expand Medicaid in Florida until 2028, citing new state law

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028

The Independent UK

Florida board of education signs off on a charter school expansion

Florida’s board of education has signed off on a major expansion of charter schools in the state

The Independent UK

Trump has found a location for his presidential library - here’s where it is going to be

State still needs to approve the plan, which could also feature a hotel project

The Independent UK

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DeSantis eyes land in downtown Miami for Trump presidential library

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to establish President Donald Trump’s presidential library in an iconic stretch of downtown Miami

The Independent UK

Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan in early September 2025 that he intends to make Florida the first state to end vaccine mandates across all schools and in other state-run institutions such as nursing homes.

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Florida to reach record executions as lethal injection set for man who killed wife’s family

Two further executions are already slated for Florida this autumn

The Independent UK

Florida attorney general says cops should stop enforcing open carry gun ban after court ruling

James Uthmeier told Sunshine State prosecutors and police officers that open carry was now ‘the law of the land’

The Independent UK

Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks

An Orlando restaurant owner has turned 49 parking spots outside her eatery into art spaces

The Independent UK

Texas now restricts Chinese nationals from buying property. Is it alien land laws all over again?

Senate Bill 17 prohibits many people and businesses from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea from buying most types of real estate

The Guardian - US

Florida vaccine mandate rollback falters after Trump criticism

Surgeon general Joseph Ladapo retreats on his plans after the US president says: ‘You have vaccines that work’

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The Independent UK

Florida man who killed 2 women set for lethal injection next month, extending execution record

A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be put to death in October under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions

The Guardian - US

Guided by angels, pursued by chemtrails: the weird world of Florida health chief’s influential wife

Brianna Ladapo, the wife of Florida surgeon general Dr Joseph Ladapo, claims her husband won’t work with anyone she hasn’t vetted

Reason

Florida Applies for Federal Reimbursement for 'Alligator Alcatraz' Costs Despite Court Warning

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised that the federal government would reimburse the state for the costs of "Alligator Alcatraz," but doing so would make the detention facility subject to environmental reviews Florida ignored.

Latin Times

DHS Slams 'Media Hoaxes', Says Alligator Alcatraz Remains Open 'Housing Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens'

Homeland Security also took a jab at "activist judges", a clear referente to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams who ordered the facility to halt operations by late October

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Are Borrowing Joe Biden's Playbook To Regulate AI

Republican AI opponents sound an awful lot like Democrats.

The Independent UK

Appeals court finds Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional

Florida residents could be a step closer to being able to openly carry guns in public

The Independent UK

DeSantis' step toward victory on 'Alligator Alcatraz' sets up a funding dilemma for Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a dilemma over the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Supports Bipartisan Bill To Ban Individual Stock Trading By Lawmakers: 'It's About Time' (CORRECTED)

Editor’s Note: The headline in this story has been updated to fix a typographical error.

Reason

Americans Don't Actually Like Trump's Bad Guy Posturing on Immigration and the Military

Shows of force and mass deportations play well to the base, but they’re falling flat with the public.

Reason

Perils of the Pentagon's Plan to Use Military Lawyers to Adjudicate Immigration Cases

The plan is illegal for multiple reasons, is likely to lead to poor decisions, and could undermine military readiness.

The Independent UK

Florida surgeon general says he didn’t study whether ending vaccine mandate would increase diseases

Joseph Ladapo has compared vaccinations to government-imposed ‘slavery’

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