In this episode: In the morning, Ron DeSantis celebrated the opening of an immigrant detention camp built on Everglades land he commandeered using emergency powers under what is now a nearly three-year-long “state of emergency” in Florida. In the afternoon, he vetoed a bipartisan bill intended to limit corruption in his administration by stopping him from interfering in future elections and making it harder for his aides to squeeze lobbyists for cash. It was a day that underscored just how much power the state of Florida has allowed to become concentrated in one person. 

Show notes

Republican Donors Cash In on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigrant Camp

Florida Taps Contractors With No Detention Experience for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

DeSantis vetoes bill aimed at limiting corruption in office

The best and worst of Florida's 2025 session (so far)

House Bill 1445 – Public Officers and Employees

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