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Supreme Court Weighs Trump's Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
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Supreme Court Weighs Trump's Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

The executive order barring citizenship for children of unauthorized immigrants could reshape families across Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.


Florida's Moody Secures Seat on Senate Armed Services Committee

The freshman Republican senator from Florida will help shape military policy, overseeing budgets and bases in a state with over 20 installations vital to Treasure Coast communities.

Florida's Moody Secures Seat on Senate Armed Services Committee

Florida Justices Stay Ex-Cop's Execution for DNA Tests

The Supreme Court halted James Aren Duckett's lethal injection next week, allowing tests he claims will prove innocence in the 1987 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Central Florida.

Florida Justices Stay Ex-Cop's Execution for DNA Tests

Florida AG Demands NFL Scrap Rooney Rule by May 1 Deadline

Attorney General James Uthmeier warns the league's minority interview policy violates state civil rights law, directly affecting the Miami Dolphins near Treasure Coast counties.

Florida AG Demands NFL Scrap Rooney Rule by May 1 Deadline
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