William March

3 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | Alice Herman |Dawn Kitterman |William March |Emma Diehl

Larry Keefe, director of the State Board of Immigration Enforcement, delivers remarks during a press conference at the Florida Capitol on Feb. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jackie Llanos)The executive director of the new State Board of Immigration Enforcement is pushing for the Florida Division of Emergency Management to house and transport immigrants awaiting deportation. Larry Keefe, who’s been on the job for a month, said he’s pitched the idea to the Trump administration.

3 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | Alice Herman |Dawn Kitterman |William March |Emma Diehl

Florida’s Old Capitol and New Capitol, viewed from the Leon County Courthouse on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Michael Moline/Florida Phoenix)A bill that would regulate foreign-influenced political activity on behalf of certain countries received its first committee hearing of the legislative session on Monday.

3 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | Alice Herman |Dawn Kitterman |William March

Town hall meeting in Tallahassee on March 22, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix)Floridians are big mad.  Not all 20-odd million of us, of course: We tend to be politically soporific, occasionally becoming passionate over potholes or maybe a too-short grouper fishing season, but preferring to keep reality at arm’s length. Still, something is changing. People are angry, auto-calling their representatives, making signs, demonstrating and showing up at town halls. U.S. Rep.

3 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | Alice Herman |Dawn Kitterman |William March |Emma Diehl

Students walk on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.(Photo courtesy Brianne Lehan/University of Florida)A state ban against funding diversity, equity, or inclusion activities in university general education courses was challenged in federal court Monday.

4 weeks ago | wusf.org | William March

Since the overhaul of New College of Florida in 2023, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration is now moving toward a potential expansion for the tiny public liberal arts college in Sarasota, by taking over educational and cultural facilities from other state universities. DeSantis aims to have the school take over the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, which is adjacent to the school but run by Florida State University.