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Trump Blocks Bill to Return Land to Florida Tribe That Fought Alligator Alcatraz
The US House has failed to override Trump's veto of a bill that would have restored territory to the Miccosukee Tribe.
Anti-ICE Resistance Sprang Up Across Red States in 2025
In Texas, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and beyond, grassroots resistance to ICE is growing.
Florida Sets the Record for Death Penalties This Year
“We're looking at execution roughly every 16 days," said Grace Hanna of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
In 2025, Educators Didn’t Just Endure Repression. They Built Resistance.
The right wants the teaching of history to no longer indict power or inspire resistance. But our side won’t submit.
Florida GOP Gun Bill Seeks to Allow Open Carry on College Campuses
The bill would expand Florida’s “guardian” program, which allows staff to carry weapons on school grounds.
New Florida Bill Would Protect Anti-Trans Discrimination in the Workplace
The bill’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” provisions would also have sweeping consequences for hospitals and health agencies.
New Report Exposes Torture, Abuse, and Medical Neglect in Florida Migrant Jails
An Amnesty official noted that the abusive conditions the organization observed at the facilities “are not isolated.”
US Executions May Reach Their Highest Rate Since 2010. Florida Has Had the Most.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed 15 death warrants this year in the state with the second-largest death row population.
Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments
As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.
Florida Awarded $608 Million Grant for Migrant Jails Under FEMA Program
The state will also get $38 million from ICE for equipment and transportation involved in detaining non-citizens.