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Florida law handcuffs cities, boosts building and rebuilding. Is it a 'developer handout'?
Local governments are confronting a powerful new state law this summer which critics say clearly favors developers across ...
Florida attorney general identifies wrongful charges under halted immigration law
At least two people have been wrongly charged under a Florida law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from ...
Florida city removes LGBTQ+ rainbow intersection, quickly complying with state, federal mandate
Orders from the administrations of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis have achieved what vandals have tried and failed: The elimination of a street intersection on Boynton Beach painted with ...
Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
(THE CONVERSATION) The state of Florida has opened a migrant detention center in the Everglades. Its official name is Alligator Alcatraz, a reference to the former maximum security federal ...
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida wants to join a federal lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The filing Monday of a motion to intervene in the case initially brought by environmental groups signals a new level of ...
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Vanishing wetlands: Places that once shimmered with life have given way to development
From Marco Island to Cape Coral, map reveals 42,000 acres of wetlands gone amid development surge - bad news for flooding, ...
Big Bend providers highlight challenges minority communities face with mental healthcare
July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on the challenges many underserved communities face ...