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Florida signed more than $250M in contracts for 'Alligator Alcatraz' before court orders shutdown
WPTV 5 - Florida
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August 22, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida has signed more than $250 million in contracts to build "Alligator Alcatraz", according to records from the state's contract tracking system. Officials anticipate the federal government will reimburse the costs for...
LA may land a new congressional seat. Is it already reserved?
Hanford Sentinel - California
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LOS ANGELES — As Gov. Gavin Newsom's push to redraw California's congressional maps plays out at the state Capitol and on the national stage, a quieter but no less bloody scramble is simultaneously underway. Newsom's plan — a bid to counter...
“Not Going to Deter Us” – Governor DeSantis Responds To Judge’s Order to Close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The Gateway Pundit
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August 22, 2025
Yesterday, The Gateway Pundit reported that US District Judge Kathleen Williams had ordered a South Florida Detention Facility affectionately nicknamed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to cease receiving new detainees and dismantle the facility in 60 days....
Texas approves GOP’s redistricting plan as senator threatens a final filibuster
The Guardian
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August 23, 2025
The Texas legislature preliminarily approved a redrawn congressional map on Friday that gives Republicans a chance to pick up as many as five congressional seats, fulfilling a brazen political request from Donald Trump to shore up the GOP’s...
Will states take on more FEMA duties? Congress, Trump council debate agency’s fate
New Hampshire Bulletin
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August 22, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency could look significantly different by next year’s hurricane season, with state and local governments shouldering more of the responsibility for natural disaster response and recovery. Members of...
Republicans pick Florida lawmaker, Trump ally as new national leader
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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The Republican National Committee elected Joe Gruters, a Florida state senator and long-time ally of President Donald Trump, as its new chairman Friday. Gruters, who was the only candidate for the leadership post and was endorsed by Trump, stepped...
Pulse nightclub rainbow memorial erased by Florida officials
Gay Times
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August 22, 2025
Photos: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Florida’s Department of Transportation has painted over the rainbow crosswalk in Orlando, which was constructed to honour the 49 victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. The removal, carried out overnight...
A judge has ordered 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida to wind down operations
DGR News
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Aug. 22, 2025: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz, ordering that its operations wind down within two months....
Where the Russia-Ukraine peace talks go from here: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
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August 22, 2025
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Kristen Welker breaks...
Neb. bishop concerned about ’human dignity’ of detainees after governor plans ‘Cornhusker Clink’
OSV News
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August 22, 2025
(OSV News) — Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, expressed concern Aug. 22 about “safeguarding human dignity” of detainees after the state’s governor announced plans for a migrant detention center dubbed “Cornhusker Clink.” Bishop Conley...
NFIB Urges Florida Congressman to Support REPAIR Act
Ratchet+Wrench
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August 21, 2025
The National Federation of Independent Business recently hosted U.S. Congressman Gus Bilirakis at a meeting with small business owners in Pasco County, Florida, to urge the passage of the REPAIR Act, as shared in a news release. The meeting took...
AP News: A judge has ordered 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida to wind down operations. What happens now?
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has put a stop to further expansion of the immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz, ordering that its operations wind down within two months. U.S. District...
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Maxwell denies Trump misconduct, DOJ docs reveal
Fox News
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August 22, 2025
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening… -Republicans rally around GOP...
Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Texas and Florida on Friday asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone, saying that they need to step in to protect their abortion...
Southwest Florida chapter of Florida Public Relations Association recognized with awards
Fort Myers Beach Observer - Florida
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/Business The Southwest Florida chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association was recognized with multiple awards at FPRA’s Golden Image Awards and Pinnacle Awards Gala held Aug. 5 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando as part of the PR &...
DeSantis: Nearly 200 arrested in ongoing ICE operation in Florida Panhandle
WEAR - Florida
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PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Governor Ron DeSantis visited Panama City on Friday to tout immigration enforcement in the Panhandle. The Governor detailed an operation that has been underway this week. He says the Florida Highway Patrol has been working...
Truck driver accused in fatal crash returned to Florida; Rubio suspends visas for commercial drivers
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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A truck driver accused of killing three people in a crash after making an illegal U-turn has been returned to Florida, authorities said. Driver escorted back to state The U.S. Marshals Service said Harjinder Singh, 28, is not a U.S. citizen and...
L3Harris Expands Satellite Plant in Florida to Focus on Golden Dome
Via Satellite
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August 22, 2025
L3Harris expands its satellite integration and test facility in Palm Bay, Florida. Photo: L3Harris L3Harris Technologies is opening a $100 million expansion of its satellite plant in Palm Bay, Florida — 94,000 square feet of space to focus on the...
Judge’s Alligator Alcatraz ruling won’t frustrate deportations, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says
The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania
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MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is planning to challenge a federal court ruling that would all but shut down the operations at Florida’s makeshift immigration detention camp in the Everglades within the next 60 days, an outcome that...
Fight for Control of Congress Shifts to Escalating Redistricting Battle
Guam News Now
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August 22, 2025
By Brendan Scanland WASHINGTON, D.C. – The fight for control of Congress is shifting from campaigns to cartography — in real time. Across the country, states – where capitals are controlled by one party – are racing to redraw their congressional...