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When reports of inhuman conditions at the Everglades Immigration Detention Center were revealed, Rep. Maxwell Frost was one of several congressional leaders who demanded access to inspect the facility.
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DeSantis assured Alligator Alcatraz would have zero impact on the Everglades. However, light pollution and additional construction on the site has led to multiple lawsuits to shut the facility down.
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One major complaint regarding The Immigration Detention Center has been attorney’s being unable to contact their defendants once they have been brought to the facility.
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New changes to the Cape Coral City Council meeting agenda have been met with backlash by citizens. The council recently moved citizen input time from the beginning of meetings, before members vote on agenda items, to the end of meetings, once all votes have been completed.
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Fort Myers Beach residents who have temporary use permits for trailers used as living space or to operate a business need to remove trailers by the permit's September 23 expiration date.
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The city of Fort Myers is admitting that it did not follow procedures, after high amounts of coliform bacteria showed up in test samples last November.Some city representatives, however, said they didn't know.
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Donald Trump is looking for a cut to Federal Funds for Public Media stations across the country. The House has already voted to end $1.1Billion that would be received by 1,500 TV and radio stations.
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Last year, two Citizen-Led Amendment Initiatives failed to meet the 60% requirement to become law. Those included the attempts to legalize marijuana and to bring an end to the state’s abortion ban.
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A Florida political contingency greeted President Donald Trump as he landed in the state’s new Immigration Detention Facility, known as Alligator Alcatraz.
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