Judge considers whether Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental law
Read full article: Judge considers whether Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental lawA federal judge heard arguments about an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”.
FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control law
Read full article: FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control lawFlorida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years
Read full article: US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 yearsFor the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity.
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GOP's jobless benefit plan could mean delays, states warn
Read full article: GOP's jobless benefit plan could mean delays, states warnA Republican proposal to slash the $600 weekly benefit boost for those left jobless because of the coronavirus shutdown could result in weeks or even months of delayed payments in some states. Washington was among the first states to implement the $600 benefit boost. We are concerned by any large-scale changes to the federal pandemic unemployment benefits," Faulk said in a statement. Such workers are generally not eligible for unemployment benefits, but they are under coronavirus relief legislation. The Republican proposal on unemployment benefits, simply put, is unworkable.