DeSantis Proposes $115.6B Budget with Tax Cuts and Pay Raises

DeSantis Proposes $115.6B Budget with Tax Cuts and Pay Raises

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has unveiled a $115.6 billion budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, featuring pay raises for law enforcement and firefighters, major tax cuts, and a new sales-tax holiday on guns and ammunition. The plan includes $118.3 million...

Uncertain Future for 300,000 Venezuelans as TPS Ends

Uncertain Future for 300,000 Venezuelans as TPS Ends

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. face uncertainty as the Trump administration moves to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 300,000 individuals. Those who received TPS in 2023 will lose their protections 60 days after the official...

Florida Highway Patrol Troopers to Guard Miami-Dade DMVs

Florida Highway Patrol Troopers to Guard Miami-Dade DMVs

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers will now be stationed at all Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices in Miami-Dade County. This change follows the county tax collector’s takeover of DMV management from the state. Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel...

Trump Administration Revokes TPS Extension for Venezuelans

Trump Administration Revokes TPS Extension for Venezuelans

The Trump administration has rescinded the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 600,000 Venezuelans in the U.S., reversing a decision made under President Biden. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the decision on Fox &...

Supermarket Co-Founder Sentenced to Life for Deadly Kidnapping

Supermarket Co-Founder Sentenced to Life for Deadly Kidnapping

Manuel Marin, co-founder of Presidente Supermarkets, was sentenced to life in prison Monday for his role in the 2011 killing of Camilo Salazar, a man believed to have had an affair with Marin’s ex-wife. Marin, 69, was convicted in March of manslaughter, kidnapping,...

Florida Lawmakers Pass Controversial TRUMP Act on Immigration

Florida Lawmakers Pass Controversial TRUMP Act on Immigration

Florida’s Legislature has passed the TRUMP Act, a sweeping immigration bill allocating $500 million to enforce federal immigration policies. The bill mandates full cooperation between state and federal immigration authorities, creating a new state immigration office...

2025 Housing Market: What Buyers Can Expect

2025 Housing Market: What Buyers Can Expect

Recent interest rate reductions have sparked increased home-buying interest, a trend experts at Zillow predict will grow in 2025. Following three consecutive Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2024, the market is expected to see more variability but also greater...

Antisemitic Vandalism Strikes Hallandale Beach Official

Antisemitic Vandalism Strikes Hallandale Beach Official

Hallandale Beach Vice Mayor Michelle Lazarow recently became a victim of antisemitic vandalism. After the Gaza cease-fire, she displayed a yard sign reading “Bring Them Home Now!” with a stylized Israeli flag. The sign was stolen in broad daylight, captured on her...