Posted inNews & Views Still recovering from Hurricane Michael, Florida prisons prepare for this year’s storms “Looking at the hole in the ceiling, I was thinking, where can I be safe?” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida July 11, 2019October 25, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida taxpayers paid more than $400-per-night for cabinet member’s trip to Israel More than a month after the trade mission ended, the full cost of the trip, proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, is not clear. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida July 3, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida’s undocumented immigrants won’t have to answer citizenship question on U.S. census, for now “There is no serious dispute that adding a citizenship question would diminish the accuracy of the enumeration of the population.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida June 28, 2019June 30, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida’s voucher program gives tax money to religious schools, opponents say this is unconstitutional “Our biggest concern is religious freedom. Taxpayers should never be forced to subsidize religious instruction.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida June 25, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Child sex abuse allegations continue to climb at Florida migrant detention center Roughly 3,000 children, many of which were separated from their parents, are currently housed at the facility. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida June 20, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Gov. DeSantis will sign controversial bill banning so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ Local governments will be required to “use their best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida June 14, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida Democrats know the stakes in 2020, but struggle to stay unified “We cannot continue to do the same thing and expect different results.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida June 10, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Scot Peterson, the school resource officer during Parkland shooting, was arrested today The former Broward County Sheriff’s deputy faces 11 charges. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida June 4, 2019September 1, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Andrew Gillum’s campaign finances may become focus of federal probe Being named in a subpoena does not mean a person is under investigation. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 31, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views 15 Florida law enforcement agencies agree to deputize corrections officers as ICE agents The new program would allow corrections officers to perform functions of ICE agents. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 23, 2019June 27, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Details remain sketchy for Florida cabinet members’ upcoming trip to Israel Details of the upcoming excursion of about 80 people, headed by DeSantis, remain unclear or under wraps. by Jim Turner and Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 22, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Ron DeSantis is not happy about Trump Administration sending thousand of migrants to Florida DeSantis said local and state resources would be strained as a result of the federal government “dumping unlawful migrants into our state.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 17, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Trump Administration will start shipping migrants from U.S./Mexico border to Florida The Republican governor’s office said DeSantis was not informed of the plan. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 16, 2019May 18, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida is considering using prison guards as immigration enforcers The program would deputize state correctional officers as immigration agents in an effort to “identify and process criminal aliens.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 14, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida may soon have a prostitution registry for pimps and johns With their eyes on the Super Bowl and WrestleMania, officials are looking for new ways to ensure victims are not trafficked for sex or labor. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 14, 2019April 13, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Without ceremony or comments, Florida Gov. DeSantis quietly signs law allowing guns in classrooms The governor signed the bill (SB 7030) hours after it was sent to his desk. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 9, 2019September 2, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida lawmakers just passed one of the strictest ‘sanctuary cities’ laws in the nation “This is a proactive bill that panders to fear,” said Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg. “It panders to the specter of what is not.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 3, 2019August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Florida will ban cities from banning plastic straws Cities will not be able to enforce any single-use plastic laws until 2024. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida May 1, 2019July 26, 2025
Posted inNews & Views DeSantis wants to remove Florida officials who don’t cooperate with ICE The governor wants a powerful new role in enforcing immigration laws in so-called “sanctuary cities.” by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida April 25, 2019November 6, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Florida is about to pass a bill punishing cities that don’t fully cooperate with ICE Studies have proven that immigrants commit less crime than native-born citizens. by Ana Ceballos, News Service of Florida April 24, 2019August 17, 2023