DeSantis says Everglades detention center is temporary, but photos show new paving that concerns environmental groups

Groups have filed lawsuits against construction in the highly sensitive environment of the Big Cypress National Preserve.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix July 8, 2025August 31, 2025

News & Views

Florida takes another step toward making DeSantis’ own university accreditation organization a reality

The Commission for Public Higher Education would be an alternative to a longtime agency that has clashed with Florida education leaders in recent years.

by News Service of Florida July 7, 2025August 10, 2025

News & Views

Officials claim ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can withstand hurricane season, but tents leaked after one rainstorm

DeSantis administration officials say the leaks were fixed overnight.

by Chloe Greenberg July 4, 2025July 13, 2025

News & Views

As migrants arrive in the Everglades, feds tell court they’re not in charge of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security neither funded nor authorized the tent and trailer detention center, according to a court filing.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix July 4, 2025August 1, 2025

News & Views

Firm connected to big DeSantis donor is set to reap millions from construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

In total ARS has donated nearly $400,000 to Republican coffers.

by Bob Norman, Michelle DeMarco and The Florida Trident July 3, 2025August 29, 2025

News & Views

Thanks to ‘Courage’ book deal, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ net worth is now over $2 million

The book was released in February 2023 as DeSantis prepared to formally launch a presidential campaign.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida July 3, 2025September 1, 2025

News & Views

DeSantis’ 2025 budget vetoes include $14M meant for Hillsborough County Sheriff aviation hangar

He also doesn’t want to study the consequences of eliminating property taxes.

by Jay Waagmeester and Florida Phoenix July 2, 2025August 4, 2025

Immigration, News & Views

After Florida ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ visit, Trump says he wants more states to build immigrant detention centers

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix July 2, 2025

News & Views

‘Aliens are community’: Tampa poet gets the last word on DeSantis in this blackout poem

We take what’s been done, then edit and change it to our perspective.

by Yuki Jackson June 30, 2025July 20, 2025

News & Views

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is developing a new university accreditor to ‘upend the monopoly of the woke accreditation cartels’

DeSantis has focused heavily on “woke” ideologies by pushing legislation to ban state spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and remaking state higher education institutions to be more conservative.

by Jay Waagmeester and Florida Phoenix June 27, 2025July 7, 2025