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A federal judge orders better attorney access at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Friday, March 27 by SRN News

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - A state-run immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell issued a preliminary injunction saying... Read More.

Reports: Providence tabs South Florida’s Bryan Hodgson as head coach

Sunday, March 22 by SRN News

Providence is set to hire South Florida head coach Bryan Hodgson to the same post, multiple media outlets reported Sunday morning. Per reports, Hodgson will sign a five-year deal with the Friars. He leaves the Bulls after just one season and a 25-9 record. Hodgson, 38,... Read More.

College Republicans sue University of Florida’s president over deactivation of its chapter

Tuesday, March 17 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - College Republicans have sued the University of Florida's president on free speech grounds over the school's decision to deactivate its chapter after being notified that at least one member engaged in an antisemitic act. The University of Florida College Republicans filed... Read More.

Recreational marijuana and 21 other citizen initiatives fail to qualify for Florida’s 2026 ballot

Monday, February 2 by SRN News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A proposed amendment to Florida's constitution that would allow recreational marijuana use for adults is one of 22 citizen initiatives that failed to qualify for the 2026 ballot, state officials said. The Florida Department of State announced Sunday that none of... Read More.

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida’s congressional districts

Wednesday, January 7 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that have redrawn districts mid-decade. Even though Florida's 2026 legislative... Read More.

Florida’s Greek community gathers for 120th Epiphany celebration and annual dive to retrieve cross

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Florida's largest Greek Orthodox community gathered Tuesday for its 120th Epiphany celebration, where dozens of teens dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in front of thousands of spectators. Athos Karistinos, 18, found the cross before 73 other boys... Read More.

Florida’s rare and controversial black bear hunt kills 52

Tuesday, December 30 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The bear hunt, which started Dec. 6 and ended on Sunday, had been restricted to 172 permit holders who had won their vouchers... Read More.

Federal judge denies request to close Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Thursday, December 18 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to close an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," saying a detainee who asked for the order hadn't shown he was suffering irreparable harm... Read More.

Florida’s capital city approves plan to sell golf course built on slaves’ graves, despite outcry

Thursday, December 11 by SRN News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Local officials in Florida's capital city have voted to sell a city-owned golf course built on top of the graves of enslaved people to a once-segregated country club, despite vocal opposition from local residents and historians. Evidence of Florida's slave-holding past... Read More.

Florida’s CAIR vows lawsuit against DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label

Tuesday, December 9 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A day after Gov. Ron DeSantis designated a leading Muslim civil rights organization as a "foreign terrorist organization," leaders of the group's Florida chapter on Tuesday promised a lawsuit and said the state had no legal basis for such a... Read More.

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A federal judge orders better attorney access at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Reports: Providence tabs South Florida’s Bryan Hodgson as head coach

College Republicans sue University of Florida’s president over deactivation of its chapter

Recreational marijuana and 21 other citizen initiatives fail to qualify for Florida’s 2026 ballot

Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida’s congressional districts

Florida’s Greek community gathers for 120th Epiphany celebration and annual dive to retrieve cross

Florida’s rare and controversial black bear hunt kills 52

Federal judge denies request to close Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida’s capital city approves plan to sell golf course built on slaves’ graves, despite outcry

Florida’s CAIR vows lawsuit against DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label

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