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the Florida cops who advise on immigration

the Florida cops who advise on immigration

The law enforcement council that advises Florida on immigration turned its attention Monday to the way Immigration and Customs Enforcement is doing its job under the current federal approach. The State Immigration Enforcement Council agreed to draft a letter to President Donald Trump and congressional leaders urging a focus on lawbreakers instead of hardworking immigrants...

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David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a Democrat

David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, to run for Florida governor as a Democrat

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida and is running as a Democrat. David Jolly formally announced his bid Thursday, becoming the latest party convert hoping to wrest back control of what had been the...

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Florida school officials seek answers to Trump’s funding freeze

The big story: School districts and other organizations that serve children continued to assess the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $7 billion in education grant funding, including nearly $400 million to Florida. They have plenty of questions, and concerns. Miami-Dade County school leaders said their $45 million loss could have catastrophic...

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Judge refuses to block Florida’s website on abortion amendment

Judge refuses to block Florida’s website on abortion amendment

TALLAHASSEE — Saying courts “must trust the people to decide what information is important to them,” a Leon County circuit judge Monday refused to issue a temporary injunction to block the state Agency for Health Administration from disseminating what critics call “misinformation” about a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights. Judge Jonathan Sjostrom rejected arguments...

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Florida News in Brief – Insurance News

Florida News in Brief – Insurance News

Insurer loses appeal in Irma damage fight TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court Thursday upheld a decision that ordered Empire Indemnity Insurance Co. to pay more than $6 million in a lawsuit stemming from damage sustained by a Southwest Florida condominium community in Hurricane Irma. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of...