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Texas Senate Passes Map After 2 Democrats Fail to Join House Member Walkout
Truthout
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August 14, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! This story was originally published by Capital B. Texas Senate Republicans passed a GOP-friendly congressional map on Tuesday, despite objections from...
DeSantis to open second migrant detention center in Florida
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Florida will use an old state prison to set up a second migrant detention center with capacity for up to 1,300 detainees, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday as part of his aggressive stance on immigration. Converting the Baker Correctional...
Florida filling teaching vacancies ahead of the 2025-2026 school year
South Florida Times
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August 14, 2025
Miami – Florida’s teaching shortage crisis seems to be on the mend, as the state welcomes more educators ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. The Florida Department of Education announced a 17. 7 percent in reduction of teacher vacancies, lower...
Florida plans to open second immigration facility dubbed ‘Deportation Depot’ at a vacant prison
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — Florida is preparing to hold immigrant detainees at a new detention facility in a remote, northern part of the state, the second since the makeshift detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” opened in the Everglades just over a month...
'Reprehensible' drunken brawl at Florida lake leads to crackdown by sheriff's office
Toronto Sun
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August 14, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Crime World A person is knocked unconscious during a brawl at Lake Winterset in central Florida. Eight people were arrested after the incident. Photo by Unlimited Ls /X A Florida sheriff is blasting “reprehensible” behaviour...
Florida Insurers Celebrate Record Profits as Premiums Surge for Residents
Newsweek
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August 14, 2025
Florida home insurers are celebrating their best year in a decade as in 2024 they collected more premiums than paid out claims for the first time since 2015, according to the latest data by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR)....
'Thump thump bill': Florida Republican proposes bill allowing drivers to hit protesters
AlterNet
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August 14, 2025
Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) is planning to introduce legislation that would give new legal protections for angry motorists to run down rioters — a proposal he is now referring to as the “Thump Thump Bill.” Fine, who has oriented his political career...
Florida cities and counties line up to defy new pro-developer state law
The Bradenton Times - Florida
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by Craig Pittman Like a lot of you, I’m a sucker for movies about scrappy underdogs who somehow thrash their way to triumph. “The Bad News Bears,” “The Replacements,” even “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” are films I can watch over and over. So...
Florida bans potent kratom compound, calling it as addictive as opioids
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Citing an "immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare," Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday issued an emergency rule banning a "highly addictive" compound known as 7-OH, a concentrated byproduct of kratom that is sold in...
Bike Walk Central Florida launches educational program to promote safe riding among children
WFTV - Florida
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August 14, 2025
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Bike Walk Central Florida has launched a new education program to teach children the rules of safe riding, starting with a session at Dover Shores Neighborhood Center. The program, led by Anna Strasshofer and her team,...
Florida Awards $5,000 Law Enforcement Bonuses As Recruitment Surges
NewsRadio WFLA - Florida
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FLORIDA - Florida law enforcement agencies are seeing significant growth in new and transferring officers thanks to the state’s $5,000 recruitment bonus program. Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference Wednesday at the Hillsborough County...
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Michigan Rep. Moolenaar Urge Blacklisting Of Chinese Forensic Institute
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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August 14, 2025
Lawmakers Urge Commerce Department to Re-Blackist Chinese Institute for Human Rights Abuses Florida Senator Rick Scott and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) have sent a letter to the Under...
Naples City Council considers suing over Florida law restricting local disaster powers
Fox 4 - Florida
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August 15, 2025
NAPLES, Fla. — The Naples City Council is considering whether to join a lawsuit challenging a new Florida law that limits local government authority after hurricanes and other disasters. Senate Bill 180, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June, aims...
Rock royalty returns: The Joe Perry Project electrifies Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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August 15, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. — With Aerosmith retired from touring, the band’s legendary guitar player continues to perform. The Joe Perry Project kicked off its latest tour at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Event Center in Tampa on Wednesday night....
Central Florida Expressway Authority says it needs more conservation land
Central Florida Public Media
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August 15, 2025
The Central Florida Expressway Authority’s governing board took a key step Thursday in its pursuit of about 44 acres of land in Orange County, including some conservation land, for building a toll road already planned to slice through the...
California Democrats Announce Special Election to Redraw Congressional Maps
The American Prospect
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August 14, 2025
LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES—As ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agents swarmed outside, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the political leadership of California announced their intention to hold a November 4 election for new mid-cycle maps that could net...
Florida opening Deportation Depot at former prison to operate alongside Alligator Alcatraz
The Independent
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August 14, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Newsom Announces ‘Liberation Day’ November Election To Further Gerrymander Lopsided California
Independent Journal Review
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August 14, 2025
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that a special election will be held on Nov. 4, in which Californians will vote on the “Election Rigging Response Act,” a ballot measure to implement a new partisan gerrymander of the state’s House...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces “Deportation Depot,” A Second Migrant Detention Center
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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August 14, 2025
Florida expands its immigration enforcement with a new North Florida facility, solidifying its support for President Trump’s border policies. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the creation of a second migrant detention facility, dubbed the...
Florida AG issues emergency rule banning kratom compound
WLRN - Florida
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A compound called 7-hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH, found in some kratom products, is now a Schedule 1 controlled substance in Florida. Florida Attorney General James Uthemeir issued an emergency rule Wednesday that places 7-OH on a list...