In this episode: A new investigation reveals that Florida was secretly confining immigrants in cages the size of phone booths inside its infamous prison camp in the middle of the Florida Everglades. Meanwhile, the state attorney general and politically ambitious judges are colluding to weaponize family-law courtrooms and use them as fronts in their crusades against women’s healthcare and LGBTQ+ rights. Plus: A new developer-backed law out of Tallahassee is roiling local communities by unleashing more suburban sprawl. At the same time, cities, counties and towns are bracing for a property tax ballot measure that would open up huge deficits in local government budgets. They may sound like separate issues. But agricultural enclaves and Amendment 3 are two sides of the same coin.
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Stories discussed in today’s show:
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees were held in cages the size of a phone booth
Florida AG Candidate Jose Javier Rodríguez wants probe of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after DHS findings
Surrogacy is akin to slavery, Florida AG says, with big implications for families
Florida judge who questioned surrogacy appointed to appeals court by DeSantis
Florida AG made sweeping claims in confidential abortion case
St. Johns County denies 4,462-acre Davis agricultural enclave
New law has developers poised to build on thousands of acres of farmland around Florida
Tallahassee wants total power to decide who pays taxes in Florida — and who gets a free ride
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