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THURSDAY MAY 15, 2025
fl Troopers now Immigration enforcers Florida troopers can now detain illegal immigrants under new directive In a new immigration initiative, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monday that state troopers now have the authority to detain undocumented immigrants independently of federal agencies. Standing beside Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officers and federal agents in Tampa, DeSantis revealed that over 100 troopers had been sworn in as special deputy U.S. marshals, granting them expanded powers to carry out immigration enforcement continues on B3 – Troopers without relying on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Broward Schools plans to cut more than 100 security jobs Broward County Public Schools is planning to eliminate more than 100 security jobs as part of sweeping efforts to address a looming $76 million budget shortfall fueled by plummeting enrollment and the end of federal pandemic relief funding. According to a memo reported on by Local10, the district plans to cut 104 vacant campus monitor positions and four additional security roles for the next school year. The move is part of Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn’s reorganization plan. Hepburn said the district is also “looking at consolidating contracts that may be
duplicating services or not renewing contracts where we don’t need those services anymore.” Officials say the cuts, which come mostly through attrition, will save about $7 million and help avoid layoffs — for now. “We are at a very defining moment in our district; every dollar matters,” said board member Rebecca Thompson at the meeting. The budget squeeze comes as the district expects 8,000 fewer students next year. Over the past decade, enrollment has dropped by 17%, but school board member Dr. Allen Zeman pointed out that operational costs haven’t followed suit.
“We’ve talked about it, but we gotta get real about it, which is enrollment in the last 10 years is down 17%, but our overhead, I don’t think, has gone down 17% in the last 10 years,” Zeman said. Superintendent Hepburn said more difficult decisions are ahead, including school closures and consolidations. “There are tough decisions we have to make; we just have way too many schools, a lot of our schools are underenrolled, and our students would get better services and better continues on B4 – Cuts jobs
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