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Scott PowersJune 19, 2018

“This practice needs to stop now,” declared Gov. Rick Scott in strong opposition to President Donald Trump‘s immigration policy leading to the separation of children from families, In a letter Tuesday to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Scott claimed no direct knowledge of what is going on at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, […]

Ryan NicolJune 19, 2018

Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz say they were denied access Tuesday to a Homestead facility housing around 1,000 migrant children, despite earlier assurances they would be allowed entry. “Heading to Homestead, Florida tomorrow to check on the roughly 1,000 migrant children reportedly being held there,” Nelson wrote yesterday on Twitter. He also criticized […]

Ryan NicolJune 8, 2018

Jeff Porter, the three-term mayor of Homestead, is stepping down from his post effective early next year after submitting a resignation letter last night. That’s according to a report from the Miami Herald. Porter declared his intention to run for Florida Agriculture Commissioner back in January. State law requires candidates to resign before running for […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 4, 2018

As its name suggests, Amendment 2 Is For Everybody — the campaign supporting the second proposal on the November ballot — is spreading the word that voting in favor of Amendment 2 would benefit all Floridians. The campaign hosted a Facebook Live panel on Monday with private-industry tax experts who claimed Amendment 2, which seeks to […]

Staff ReportsMay 4, 2018

What’s called “the largest municipal-backed solar project in the nation” was announced Friday by the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA). In conjunction with 12 Florida municipal electric utilities and NextEra Florida Renewables, the large-scale solar energy project will “provide renewable energy for customers in the most cost-effective way,” a press release said. The project was announced […]

Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2018

Democrat Jeff Porter, three-term mayor of Homestead, is entering the race for Florida agriculture commissioner. Porter, 58, is the second Democrat into the field, following South Florida environmentalist David Walker. Three high-profile and well-funded Republicans also are in the contest to succeed Republican Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam: state Sen. Denise Grimsley of Lake Placid, state Rep. […]

Associated PressJuly 23, 2017

A man who secretly recorded a meeting with a Florida police chief is celebrating victory in a federal case with free-speech and privacy implications. Homestead’s police chief had invited James McDonough to a meeting in 2014 after the man complained about an officer who arrested him on minor charges that were later dismissed. A friend […]

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‘This practice needs to stop now,’ Rick Scott says of taking away children

Bill Nelson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz denied entry to Homestead facility housing migrant kids

Homestead mayor resigns ahead of Ag. Commissioner race

‘There’s no catch’: Amendment 2 supporters say it’s for everyone

Florida’s municipal utilities go solar in big way

Homestead Mayor Jeff Porter entering Agriculture Commissioner race

Appeals court limits Florida law against secret recordings