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Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost walks out of Trump’s speech to Congress in protest
‘The people of this country are seeing right through the lies. We won’t let up.’
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Byron Donalds makes it official, announces his candidacy for Florida governor
Donald’s gubernatorial bid has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
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Florida sheriffs fall in line with Trump’s mass deportation efforts
The Pinellas County sheriff said he is holding 150 undocumented immigrants on detainers at his jail, which has 3,000 inmates.
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Poll: Majority of Florida residents don’t support changing the Gulf of Mexico to the ‘Gulf of America’
A majority of respondents — 58% — said that they oppose the idea strongly or somewhat.
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Florida immigration bills draw backlash over death penalty, repeal of in-state tuition
The bills cleared the respective budget committees mostly along party lines.
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Pinellas County Republican files ‘Gulf of America’ bill
Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, filed the 70-page bill.
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After clash with DeSantis, Florida Lawmakers will hold another special session on Trump’s immigration crackdown
Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami issued a proclamation for a special session that will start Tuesday.
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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost among group of Democrats denied entrance into the Dept. of Education building
“We’re not going to let them destroy our public school system …”
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Tampa Bay Rep. Kathy Castor says Trump presidency ‘defined by illegality’ so far
Florida Democrats are holding public events criticizing some of the Trump administration’s early moves.
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DeSantis vows to veto Florida GOP’s latest immigration bill
“We know that truth matters. Simply saying something is terrible over and over doesn’t actually make it true.”
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Trump tries to expand offshore drilling off Florida’s Gulf coast
His efforts are likely to run into problems with the military, the oil industry, and even one of Trump’s prior executive orders.
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Florida archbishop’s message to Trump: ‘Migrants are not a problem’
“Our broken immigration laws are a problem, but the migrants are not a problem. These people represent an opportunity.”
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Florida GOP passes immigration bill DeSantis trashes as ‘weak, weak, weak’
“They think by putting the name of a strong president on a weak bill that is somehow going to pull the wool over the eyes.”
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Florida lawmakers rebuke DeSantis immigration plan, threaten to override one of his vetoes
“I want criminal illegal immigrants to be deported efficiently and effectively, and the best way to do that is to follow the leadership of President Trump.”
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Florida Republican lawmakers file flurry of Trump-inspired immigration bills
DeSantis called the special session because he wants lawmakers to make changes to help carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
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DeSantis vows to ‘fight like a junkyard dog’ until Florida lawmakers pass Trump-aligned immigration reforms
“These issues — the immigration and election integrity — I’m not letting go,” he said.
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‘Stay focused’: Florida advocacy groups urge immigrants without legal status to know their rights
“We’re talking about hundreds of thousands of children who have parents who are undocumented.”