The immigrant-detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, deep in the Florida Everglades, stands out as a uniquely cruel ...

The Florida Policy Institute said in a May 29 analysis that the measure would adversely impact counties, municipalities and special districts such as Children’s Services Councils and Hospital ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approved another batch of 27 new bills, bringing the total number this year up to over 100. While this latest load of new laws covers a wide ...

Matthew Chapman attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in San Marcos, Texas. Before joining Raw Story, he wrote for Shareblue and AlterNet, specializing in election and policy coverage.

Did the Governor do the opposition party a favor with a map that gutted seats they currently hold? Gov. Ron DeSantis says that the latest congressional redistricting map passed by the Legislature, ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis pitched it as a way to expand the state’s immigrant detention capacity. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed building an immigrant detention facility dubbed the "Panhandle Pokey" ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis says that the latest congressional redistricting map passed by the Legislature, which guts minority-access districts that complied with traditional readings of the Voting Rights Act ...

Brush fire burns in Indiantown, no threat to public, officials say A brush fire is burning in Indiantown this evening, prompting a multi-agency response, though officials say no homes are threatened ...

The city relies on 311 complaints to log dog waste. But one resident took a closer look. By Joyce Cohen After twin snow storms hit New York in January and February, complaints about the voluminous ...

WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida politicians. The Pulitzer Prize-winning team seeks to present the true facts, unaffected by agenda or biases. "Alligator Alcatraz," the ...