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Meghan Bowman

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Meghan Bowman

    Immigration detention money flows in Florida's governor's race (opens the original)

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    The Florida Division of Emergency Management, or FDEM, still owes more than $417 million to vendors for immigration enforcement at detention centers statewide. FDEM records presented to lawmakers in Sept. showed 592 outstanding invoices for Operation Vigil Sentry, the state's immigration enforcement plan. ALSO READ: Florida's emergency agency spent nearly $1 billion on immigration. Now it'll get more Despite not getting paid, some of those vendors — and groups or people tied to them — are donati

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Meghan Bowman

    Florida's already loose campaign finance laws just got more relaxed (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law in June that limited how much money political parties could spend on candidates. It applied only to people running for federal office. Following the decision, Politico reporter Gary Fineout said the Republican Party of Florida, along with other campaign committees, filed a lawsuit in a Pensacola federal court asking for the SCOTUS ruling to apply to state laws as well. The judge agreed last week. Fineout said Florida GOP party chair Evan Power ema

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Meghan Bowman

    Florida's emergency agency spent nearly $1 billion on immigration, and it's getting more (opens the original)

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    The state's emergency coffers are nearly empty. The Florida Division of Emergency Management has about $6.4 million in reserves as of July 1. About an hour before the Joint Legislative Budget Commission meeting on Sept. 11, newly appointed division Interim Director Jared Perdue gave lawmakers the report outlining the agency's budget — it was due July 15. Looking for MORE trusted news? Subscribe to WFSU's Daily News to receive all the day's stories right in your inbox. Don't miss a beat! Perdue r

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Meghan Bowman

    Florida's emergency agency spent nearly $1 billion on immigration. Now it'll get more (opens the original)

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    The state's emergency coffers are nearly empty. The Florida Division of Emergency Management has about $6.4 million in reserves as of July 1. About an hour before the Joint Legislative Budget Commission meeting on Sept. 11, newly appointed division Interim Director Jared Perdue gave lawmakers the report outlining the agency's budget — it was due July 15. Perdue requested an additional $250 million to help cover some of the agency's debts. A portion will go toward natural disaster and hurricane r

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Meghan Bowman

    Florida leaders react to a report about conditions at Alligator Alcatraz (opens the original)

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    From small metal cages to a lack of personal hygiene standards, federal inspectors from the Department of Homeland Security released a damning report on Friday. It outlines the substandard living conditions for detainees at the immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." The federal government called the makeshift prison the "Florida Soft-Sided Facility." Inspectors made a surprise visit to the site in January, six months before it shut down. The report says the findings were delay

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