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Is Alligator Alcatraz the official name of the Florida immigrant detention center?
"Alligator Alcatraz" is the name posted in front of the hastily converted immigrant detention facility in the Florida ...
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Statues of U.S. founders will be placed throughout Florida for America's 250th birthday
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Cord Byrd unveiled a statue of President Thomas Jefferson in Jefferson County as ...
Another DeSantis ally takes the helm of a public university in Florida
Another former Republican lawmaker and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially taking the helm of one of Florida's public ...
Remaking Florida education to fit the DeSantis agenda
The big story: Gov. Ron DeSantis continues his effort to mold Florida’s education system to fit his agenda.
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‘Done in Florida’: Ron DeSantis backs Donald Trump push to defund NPR, PBS
Gov. Ron DeSantis is supporting a proposal by President Donald Trump to defund National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public ...
Florida spends $4 million on new ‘ideology-free’ college accreditor
Florida’s higher education leaders are fast-tracking an ambitious, multi-state plan to form a new college accreditor — an ...
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Governor Ron DeSantis announces Florida ranks #1 for religious liberty in the U.S.
Governor DeSantis announced Florida has earned the #1 spot on the First Liberty Institute’s Religious Liberty in the States Index ...
How Florida became America's leading religious-freedom defender under DeSantis: report
Florida tops First Liberty Institute's religious liberty rankings, with legislation passed by Gov. Ron DeSantis cited for the state's roughly 20-point improvement since 2022.