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Florida GOP Quietly Deletes Deportation Depot Merch Days After Launch

Florida GOP Quietly Deletes Deportation Depot Merch Days After Launch

After broadcasting the sale of Home Depot-inspired merchandise for Governor Ron DeSantis' newest deportation facility, dubbed Deportation Depot, the Florida GOP has quietly removed all related shirts, hats, and mugs. The move comes after Home...

Florida GOP backtracks on ‘Deport Depot’ merch after objections from Home Depot 

Florida GOP backtracks on ‘Deport Depot’ merch after objections from Home Depot 

The Republican Party of Florida took down a new line of merchandise Saturday that had been promoting a new migrant detention center dubbed “Deportation Depot.”The Florida GOP released merchandise on Friday, including baseball caps, coffee mugs,...

Florida GOP pulls ‘Deportation Depot’ merchandise after Home Depot objects: Report

Florida GOP pulls ‘Deportation Depot’ merchandise after Home Depot objects: Report

The Florida Republican Party has removed merchandise branded “The Deport Depot” from its website after Home Depot raised objections, according to the Washington Post. The items — including T-shirts and hats priced between $15 and $28 — featured a...

Florida beekeepers thriving, thanks to business accelerator

Florida beekeepers thriving, thanks to business accelerator

By Meredith Bauer UF/IFAS Left to right: Jamie Ellis, Andra Johnson and Amy Vu at the UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory. [Photo by Cat Wofford, UF/IFAS] Today is National Honey Bee Day. Beekeepers are celebrating the buzzing...

Florida’s Retail Evolution Is Paying Off

Florida’s Retail Evolution Is Paying Off

3When asked what makes Florida appealing from a retail perspective, Steven Miskew, CEO of Southeast Centers, put it succinctly: “The good macro-economic drivers are here: population growth, lack of supply and low vacancy, all in a pro-business...

Florida condo owners and board members are clashing following reforms

Florida condo owners and board members are clashing following reforms

After a condominium building in Surfside collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people, state lawmakers hurried to unanimously pass protections to prevent it from happening again. Although the reforms had good intentions, they left many condominium owners...

Florida Ranks Among America’s Deadliest States For Child Hot Car Deaths

New study highlights a concerning trend, with the Sunshine State reporting the seventh-highest rate of vehicular heatstroke fatalities among children. A new analysis has revealed a grim reality: Florida is the seventh-deadliest state in the U.S....

Florida GOP Scraps ‘Deport Depot’ Merchandise After Home Depot Objection

Florida GOP Scraps ‘Deport Depot’ Merchandise After Home Depot Objection

TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) introduced a merchandise line called “The Deport Depot” but quickly withdrew it after Home Depot raised objections. The merchandise featured a bright orange square with “THE DEPORT...

Enroll Now for Fall 2025 Mini-Mester Classes at Eastern Florida State College!

Home » Home » Enroll Now for Fall 2025 Mini-Mester Classes at Eastern Florida State College! Choose from affordable online, hybrid, or on-campus classes designed to fit your schedule Register Now for Fall 2025 Mini-Mester Classes at Eastern...

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original Florida snowbirds

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original Florida snowbirds

FORT MYERS — Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the...

Antonio Portuondo Named Municipal Corporate Trust Leader of Western Alliance Trust Company, N.A.

Antonio Portuondo Named Municipal Corporate Trust Leader of Western Alliance Trust Company, N.A.

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2025-- Western Alliance Trust Company, N.A., today announced that Antonio Portuondo has joined the organization to lead its Municipal Corporate Trust initiative. This press release features multimedia. View the...

Pensacola company fined after profiting on peoples'…

Pensacola company fined after profiting on peoples'…

New data underscores Northwest Florida’s military‑to‑civilian talent pipeline

New data underscores Northwest Florida’s military‑to‑civilian talent pipeline

Northwest Florida is on track to retain nearly half of the roughly 5,200 service members who leave the military here each year, according to new data released this week, seeding the civilian workforce with about 2,250 veterans annually — many...

Supreme Court Gives Marijuana Companies More Time To File Petition In Case Challenging Federal Prohibition

Supreme Court Gives Marijuana Companies More Time To File Petition In Case Challenging Federal Prohibition

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request to give marijuana companies suing the Justice Department in an effort to overturn federal prohibition two more months to file their petition with the justices. Lawyers for the cannabis firms said the...

Federal judge denies Florida bid to force age assurance on Snapchat

Federal judge denies Florida bid to force age assurance on Snapchat

The back-and-forth over online safety laws for social media sites continues, this time in a Florida court, where a federal judge has ruled in favor of Snap Inc., owner of Snapchat, finding that the state attorney general cannot force the company...

Milwaukee Ballet Announces Its 2025-26 Season Company Roster

Milwaukee Ballet Announces Its 2025-26 Season Company Roster

A Milwaukee Ballet School alumna is joining the company roster as a leading artist for the upcoming 2025-26 season, announced artistic director Michael Pink in revealing the company roster. Jennifer Hackbarth, a Milwaukee native, will also be...

A Florida Mom Is Suing a Dairy Farm After She Consumed Raw Milk, Killing Her Unborn Child

A Florida Mom Is Suing a Dairy Farm After She Consumed Raw Milk, Killing Her Unborn Child

You should never consume raw dairy milk. No matter how ethical or familial the picture is painted by dairy farms like Florida-based Keely Farms Dairy, the realities of the dairy industry are savage and unconscionable. In April 2025, the FDA halted...

JetBlue expanding their flights to Florida starting in Winter

JetBlue expanding their flights to Florida starting in Winter

(WSVN) - JetBlue announced that they will be expanding their flights to Florida. Starting this winter flights will be available from New York and Boston to Vero Beach, Daytona Beach, Tampa and Fort Myers. Those flights will be seasonal and run...

2 Carnival cruise guests on Florida ships drown at new resort, police say

2 Carnival cruise guests on Florida ships drown at new resort, police say

MIAMI — Two passengers on separate Carnival cruise ships died over the weekend after drowning incidents at Celebration Key, the company’s private resort in the Bahamas that opened in July. One was a 79-year-old male and the other a 74-year-old...

Illegal Alien Behind Fatal Florida Big Rig Crash; Sec. Duffy Signals Major Action On CDL Crisis 

Six months ago, the advocacy group American Truckers United (ATU) emerged as a prominent voice on X (read here), leading the charge within the U.S. trucking sector against the massive influx of non-domiciled Commercial Driver's License (CDL)...

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