Florida lawmakers who say they want to encourage construction of more affordable housing are trying to strip away powers Miami has used for decades to keep developments, strip malls and warehouses out of the Everglades.
Florida lawmakers who say they want to encourage construction of more affordable housing are trying to strip away powers Miami has used for decades to keep developments, strip malls and warehouses out of the Everglades.
Urban sprawl next to protected wetlands on the fringes of Everglades National Park in Miami Dade County, Florida, in 2021. Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Florida’s public university system, one of the nation’s largest, froze hiring via H-1B visas, emulating a move by Texas to restrict a program that’s become a focal point for President Donald Trump’s broader immigration crackdown.
Florida’s public university system, one of the nation’s largest, froze hiring via H-1B visas, emulating a move by Texas to restrict a program that’s become a focal point for President Donald Trump’s broader immigration crackdown.
Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, speaks during a news conference on border security at Homestead Air Force Base in Homestead, Florida, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. The Trump administration is planning to require undocumented immigrants to join a federal registry, threatening potential fines, prison time and deportation for anyone caught failing to comply.
A chaotic encounter between Cuban security forces and a boatful of men who had set out from Florida this week could have lit a fuse at a time of increased tension between the US and Havana. Instead, calmer heads are prevailing, for now.
A chaotic encounter between Cuban security forces and a boatful of men who had set out from Florida this week could have lit a fuse at a time of increased tension between the US and Havana. Instead, calmer heads are prevailing, for now.
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Feb. 25.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up a campaign against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and data centers, resisting President Donald Trump’s effort to block states from meddling with Big Tech.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up a campaign against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and data centers, resisting President Donald Trump’s effort to block states from meddling with Big Tech.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up a campaign against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and data centers, resisting President Donald Trump’s effort to block states from meddling with Big Tech.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ratcheting up a campaign against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence and data centers, resisting President Donald Trump’s effort to block states from meddling with Big Tech.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to build more detention camps after local cops made 20,000 immigration-related arrests in less than a year, giving the state an out-sized role in President Donald Trump’s deportation dragnet.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants to build more detention camps after local cops made 20,000 immigration-related arrests in less than a year, giving the state an out-sized role in President Donald Trump’s deportation dragnet.
Security at Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee, Florida.
Brazil’s former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, who moved to the US in March seeking White House support to avert the arrest of his father Jair Bolsonaro, has had both of his Brazilian passports canceled at least since the beginning of the month, according to government officials.
Brazil’s former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, who moved to the US in March seeking White House support to avert the arrest of his father Jair Bolsonaro, has had both of his Brazilian passports canceled at least since the beginning of the month, according to government officials.
The bitter decades-long feud between Big Sugar and Big Candy began to ease in a conference room at Washington’s Four Seasons hotel, where more than 40 lobbyists faced off, divided by a table and trays of pastries.
The bitter decades-long feud between Big Sugar and Big Candy began to ease in a conference room at Washington’s Four Seasons hotel, where more than 40 lobbyists faced off, divided by a table and trays of pastries.
Sugar makes up 20% to 30% of raw material costs for breakfast cereal and candy manufactures, according to data from the US Trade Representative.
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