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St. Petersburg to vote on flags for LGBTQ+ and Black communities after DeSantis erases murals

The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased because of supposedly political messages

The Independent UK

Alligator Alcatraz Was Built on Secrecy, Expansive Emergency Powers, and an Unprecedented State Power Grab

Shadowy deals and unilateral powers created Florida's notorious immigration detention camp.

Reason

Lawsuit challenges vote to gift prime Miami real estate for Trump's presidential library

A Miami activist alleges that city officials violated Florida’s open government law when they gifted a sizable plot of prime downtown real estate to the state, which then transferred it to the foundation for Donald Trump’s future presidential library

The Independent UK

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Alligator Alcatraz snaps back to life after judges’ reprieve of Florida’s migrant jail

The deportation hub seemed on the point of closure but has been revived as a ‘black site … people are being disappeared’

The Guardian - US

Florida removes Miami Beach rainbow crosswalk after city loses appeal

A rainbow-colored crosswalk celebrating the contributions of Miami Beach's LGBTQ+ community has been removed from the city’s iconic Ocean Drive

The Independent UK

Miami Beach becomes latest Florida city to see rainbow crosswalk removed, angering LGBT community

Florida state officials directed local governments to remove art from crosswalks and intersections, including anything ‘associated with social, political, or ideological messages’

The Independent UK

DOJ contradicts DeSantis: Some detainees at 'Alligator Alcatraz' likely never in removal proceedings

U.S. government lawyers say detainees at the Florida Everglades immigration detention center, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," likely include people who have never been in removal proceedings

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Waterfront trail rebranded in memory of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan

The trail will feature workout stations adorned in Hogan's signature red and yellow colours

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis Cites Poll On X Showing 62% Favor Killing H-1B Visas As Trump's $100,000 Fee Gain Mixed Views From Tech Titans, Economists

On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) shared the result of a new poll showing strong support for eliminating H-1B visas as President Donald Trump's plan to impose a $100,000 application fee starting in 2026 sparks mixed views from business leaders, economists and tech executives.

Benzinga

Florida Residents Could Soon Get Property Tax Relief

The push for a solution to end high property taxes could lead to significant tax cuts in the Sunshine State next year.

Kiplinger

Husband of judge who blocked ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ shutdown has ties to DeSantis

Barbara Lagoa’s husband, Paul Huck, is an attorney whose law firm has business with the Florida government

The Guardian - US

Miami deal for Trump library next to famous Freedom Tower angers critics

Advocates say reopened tower, which tells story of Miami as welcoming city for immigrants, will be tarnished

The Guardian - US

‘A hot mess’: Florida open-carry gun ruling leads to chaos and confusion

Florida’s attorney general recently said ‘open carry is the law of the state’. State officials and advocates aren’t so sure

The Guardian - US

Major charter school network expanding to Miami after lobbying for pro-charter state law

A charter school network backed by a billionaire hedge fund manager announced Thursday that it is expanding in Miami

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Campaign delays push to expand Medicaid in Florida until 2028, citing new state law

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028

The Independent UK

Florida board of education signs off on a charter school expansion

Florida’s board of education has signed off on a major expansion of charter schools in the state

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Trump has found a location for his presidential library - here’s where it is going to be

State still needs to approve the plan, which could also feature a hotel project

The Independent UK

DeSantis eyes land in downtown Miami for Trump presidential library

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to establish President Donald Trump’s presidential library in an iconic stretch of downtown Miami

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The Conversation

Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan in early September 2025 that he intends to make Florida the first state to end vaccine mandates across all schools and in other state-run institutions such as nursing homes.

The Independent UK

Florida to reach record executions as lethal injection set for man who killed wife’s family

Two further executions are already slated for Florida this autumn

The Independent UK

Florida attorney general says cops should stop enforcing open carry gun ban after court ruling

James Uthmeier told Sunshine State prosecutors and police officers that open carry was now ‘the law of the land’

The Independent UK

Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks

An Orlando restaurant owner has turned 49 parking spots outside her eatery into art spaces

The Guardian - US

Texas now restricts Chinese nationals from buying property. Is it alien land laws all over again?

Senate Bill 17 prohibits many people and businesses from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea from buying most types of real estate

The Guardian - US

Florida vaccine mandate rollback falters after Trump criticism

Surgeon general Joseph Ladapo retreats on his plans after the US president says: ‘You have vaccines that work’

The Independent UK

Florida man who killed 2 women set for lethal injection next month, extending execution record

A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a rural pond in 1996 is scheduled to be put to death in October under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions

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