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Associated PressJanuary 31, 2017

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Washington became the first state to sue the Trump administration with a filing Monday over the president’s executive order restricting refugees and immigration. It likely will not be standing alone for long. Since Donald Trump was elected president, Democratic state attorneys general have been forming a coordinated wall of legal resistance over immigration, environmental protections, […]

Associated PressJanuary 31, 2017

Starting what could become a contentious debate with state legislators, Gov. Rick Scott is going to announce his annual budget recommendations. Scott plans to release details of his spending plan Tuesday during the annual legislative planning session hosted by The Associated Press. Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran are also scheduled to […]

Associated PressJanuary 30, 2017

Trump’s temporary halt to the U.S. refugee program — the most consequential policy he’s unveiled in his presidency’s opening days — wreaked havoc at airports and sparked protests across the country. The order left Trump’s own government agencies scrambling, his Republican Party divided and allies around the world uneasy. A federal judge issued an emergency […]

Associated PressJanuary 30, 2017

Google has created a crisis fund that could raise up to $4 million for four immigrant rights organizations. Google has confirmed a USA Today report that it is funding an initial $2 million for the fund that can be matched with up to $2 million in donations from employees. The money will go toward the American Civil […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

Uber found itself in hot water on two fronts related to President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries: for allegedly exploiting a taxi protest against the ban and for CEO Travis Kalanick‘s relationship with Trump. Kalanick said in a Facebook post that the 90-day ban could hurt “thousands” of Uber drivers […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

Historic preservation groups announced a partnership Friday with city officials to save Miami’s Little Havana, bidding to safeguard its heritage as the famed epicenter of the Cuban diaspora was placed on a list of “national treasures.” The nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation said awarding its special designation for the Spanish-speaking enclave is just one […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

The Rev. Rene Robert devoted his life to helping society’s most troubled, working with drug addicts and criminals, and even signing a “Declaration of Life” that called for his killer to be spared execution in the event of his murder. More than two decades after filing that document, his wish will be tested. Robert’s body […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

Florida’s embattled tourism agency handed out multi-million dollar contracts to a federal partnership run by a former agency executive and for a cooking show with celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse after outrage for the state’s secret $1 million deal with rapper Pitbull. The Naples Daily News reported Saturday that Visit Florida, which is in charge of spending money to lure tourists […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

To build his highly touted deportation force, President Donald Trump is reviving a program that deputizes local officers to enforce federal immigration law. The program received scant attention as Trump announced on the same day his plans to build a border wall and hire thousands more federal agents as he looks to fulfill promises from […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2017

Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worry that many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56 percent of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” concerned that many will […]

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Democratic state attorneys general begin Donald Trump pushback

Money-time: Gov. Rick Scott to outline spending plans

Donald Trump campaigned as a disrupter, begins governing by chaos

Google launches fund that could donate $4M to ACLU, others

Uber CEO challenged for Trump connection after immigrant ban

Miami’s Little Havana placed on list of ‘national treasures’

Plea in murder case from unlikely spot: the victim, a priest

Report: Visit Florida spent money on questionable contracts

Donald Trump wants to enlist local police in immigration crackdown

Americans feat they’ll lose coverage with Obamacare repeal: Poll