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Florida can keep ‘sexual predator’ marking on driver’s licenses, appeals court rules
Florida Politics
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August 18, 2025
Florida can continue branding convicted sexual predators on their driver’s licenses. In a divided ruling, the 5th District Court of Appeal has upheld the constitutionality of requiring state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to have “SEXUAL...
Florida’s planned ‘Deportation Depot’ stirs fears among neighbors
The Gainesville Sun - Florida
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans to repurpose the Baker Correctional Institution into an immigration detention center. Residents near the facility expressed mixed reactions, with some worried about safety and others questioning the...
Florida GOP removes ‘Deportation Depot' merch after Home Depot objects: Report
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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August 18, 2025
Florida Republicans stopped selling "Deportation Depot" merchandise related to the state's planned second immigration detention facility after Home Depot objected, a report said. The Republican Party of Florida had started selling shirts, hats and...
Migrant truck driver suspect in deadly crash given work permit under Biden: DHS
Sky News Australia
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August 18, 2025
The illegal migrant truck driver who allegedly killed three people after making a rogue U-turn on a Florida highway was handed work papers under the Biden administration after they were denied during President Trump’s first term, the Department of...
Florida woman makes history in python challenge
Gulf Coast News - Florida
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August 18, 2025
>> A YOU >> TAYLOR STANBERRY THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER WIN THE ULTIMATE GRAND PRIZE OF THE FLORIDA PYTHON CHALLENGE. AND SHE DID IT IN HISTORIC FASHION. SHE CAUGHT 60 PYTHON'S THIS YEAR IN ALL, PEOPLE CALLED 294 PYTHONS IN THE COMPETITION. SO SHE...
CULTURE CHANGE: Florida State Showing Improvement, But CONCERNS Remain
KYTX/CBS 19 - Texas
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Locked On Seminoles provides the latest intel on Florida State’s attempted culture change. Tommy Castellanos to the defense, how quickly can FSU make it happen? Author: cbs19.tv Published: 8:06 PM CDT August 18, 2025 Updated: 8:06 PM CDT August...
Florida cracks down on ankle monitor tampering with new law
WCJB - TV 20 News - Florida
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August 18, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) - Cutting off an ankle monitor in Florida will soon come with much steeper consequences. A new law taking effect October 1 raises the penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring devices, treating the act as...
Florida orders removal of Pride murals and crosswalks, threatens to paint over them
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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The Florida Department of Transportation has told Delray Beach and Key West to remove rainbow-painted crosswalks and murals by next month, warning the state will cover them and bill the cities if they don’t, citing a law banning painted roads.
Florida officials seek help finding rare snake not seen in years
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Florida wildlife officials are urging residents and visitors to report sightings of the rare rainbow snake, a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent decades. Why rainbow snakes are disappearing in Florida Rainbow snakes...
Florida Amber Alert issued for kidnapped children from Palm Beach County
NBC 6 Miami - Florida
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August 18, 2025
A Florida Amber Alert was issued Monday for two children who were kidnapped in Palm Beach County, authorities said. Aizon Turner, , 3, and Akachi Turner, 11, were last seen in the area of the 1200 block of West 6th Street in Riviera Beach, Florida...
Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of August 11 - 15, 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 18, 2025
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Huggins v. Manatee Sch Dist - First Amendment, qualified immunity, amending pleadings Andre v. Clayton Cnty - Atlanta airport random searches, constitutional challenge, qualified immunity USA v. Buchanan -...
Artists from near, far ready for annual art salute
The Troy Times Tribune - Illinois
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August 18, 2025
These items made by Bodnar Glass are just one of many examples of the art that will be on display at Midwest Salute to the Arts, Aug. 22-24. by Randy Pierce Many dozens of artists from not only the local area but also from throughout the...
Florida Republicans revive push to lower gun purchase age to 18
Fox 4 - Florida
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August 18, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans are gearing up once again to try and reduce the minimum age to purchase firearms from 21 to 18, a rollback of post-Parkland reforms that has failed in recent years but could gain new momentum heading into...
Florida GOP backs down, pulls ‘Deport Depot’ merch after Home Depot objects
Orlando Weekly - Florida
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August 18, 2025
click to enlarge Image via Florida GOP Store Just days after the Republican Party of Florida released new merch for the state's second immigrant detention center, dubbed "Deportation Depot," it has quietly removed the line from its site. The Home...
Kristi Noem and Gavin Newsom at war over fatal crash caused by illegal migrant
Irish Star
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August 18, 2025
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has lashed out at California Governor Gavin Newsom - just days after she hit out at him live on Fox news - after a driver who caused a fatal crash in Florida was revealed to be an illegal migrant who...
Boston College, SMU Dedman among 42 best law schools for law firm employment
The National Jurist
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August 18, 2025
When Boston College Law School redesigned its first-year curriculum, it wasn’t just to check a box. It was to prepare students for the jobs they want and to get them hired. “Recruitment has moved earlier and earlier in the law school lifecycle,”...
Best law schools for law firm employment
The National Jurist
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August 18, 2025
We honor 42 law schools based on three criteria: 1) the three-year average for law firm employment, modified for quality; 2) the salary average, using data from the National Association for Law Placement; and 3) the percentage of alumni who are...
Attorney calls for Sunshine Law investigation into Jacksonville City Council president, 2 other members
News4Jax - Florida
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August 18, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local attorney is calling on the State Attorney’s Office to investigate three Jacksonville City Council members for potential violations of Florida’s Sunshine Law, raising new concerns about transparency inside City Hall....
Tampa Bay History Center Reels In The Past With ‘The Lure of Florida Fishing’ Exhibit
Osprey Observer - Florida
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August 18, 2025
A new traveling exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center casts a line into Florida’s fishing heritage, exploring more than a century of angling history from the Gulf to the Atlantic. The Lure of Florida Fishing opens on Saturday, August 23, in the...
Illegal immigrant truck driver accused in deadly Florida crash got Biden work permit after Trump denial: DHS
Fox News
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August 18, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reacts after an illegal migrant truck driver licensed in the state of California caused a fatal crash on the Florida Turnpike that left three people dead. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The...