REPUBLICAN LAUNCHING CAMPAIGN — State Rep. TOBY OVERDORF of Palm City is announcing this morning that he’s running for the Florida Senate to represent District 31, which consists of Martin County and parts of Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. The seat is held by GOP state Sen. GAYLE HARRELL of Stuart, who’s term limited in 2028.

Alligator Alcatraz is not just a moniker designed to sell political merchandise. It is actually the official name of the state-run immigration detention facility that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration built to help detain more people caught in President Donald Trump’s immigration sweeps.

Five Florida state Democrat lawmakers on Thursday were denied access to the state's newly opened "migrant" detention facility that has been dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."