Anders Croy

“No-bid contracts going to political donors certainly looks like pay-for-play corruption to me,” said House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, an outspoken critic of the detention camp. “This whole detention camp is an expensive stunt to get Desantis attention & repay his donors”

"State campaign records show ARS made all the right political moves before getting that windfall – including paying hundreds of thousands of dollars into key campaign coffers related to DeSantis and the Republican Party." floridatrident.org/unclean-hands-…

A top aide to Ron DeSantis just admitted that the administration is breaking the law by hiding contracts connected to “Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigration detention facility it built in the middle of the Florida Everglades. 🧵...

This entire press conference at the Everglades Immigrant Detention Camp is all about damage control. We have an administration that is actively hiding contracts, information, and detainees from the public. Hundreds who are NOT criminals. And doing it all on the public's dime.

$450 million per year, if not more. And most of it to no-bid contracts with no oversight.

Our Executive Director Genesis Robinson recently warned Florida Voters about this in an @orlandosentinel Op-Ed equal-ground.com/post/commentar…

NEW: If regulators approve FPL's rate hike, the company would have the highest rate of shareholder profit of any utility in the NATION. But per the state-appointed consumer advocate, FPL is also trying to double-charge customers to pad profits even more: tampabay.com/news/business/…

You'll never guess which county's voters recently elected an anti-developer slate of candidates against the wishes of the Governor & his corporate elite donors!

Pretty important to note that if the Governor is looking for who is responsible for Florida getting shorted a congressional seat during the last census, there's probably a mirror somewhere nearby.

The conditions outside the center were brutal enough to cause at least one woman to collapse from apparent heat exhaustion. 🔗: miaminewtimes.com/news/detainees…

A @GovRonDeSantis press conference was crashed by a heckler blasting Alligator Alcatraz and accusing GOP leaders of being "pedophiles." via - @LivCaputo floridianpress.com/2025/07/desant…

During event in Bradenton @GovRonDeSantis was praising Hulk Hogan. A man interrupts him and mentions Alligator Alcatraz - "that's your f------ legacy" and says "you're a f------ pedophile." DeSantis says "get him out of here ... get out of here" as the person is ushered outside

NEW: South Florida deportations are quietly filling animal shelters. It’s a largely hidden toll of Trump’s ongoing mass deportation efforts. miaminewtimes.com/news/south-flo…

Devastating hurricanes or dishing out cruelty to immigrants, DeSantis never misses a chance to hand out huge contracts to his big donors. Florida families want lower costs, not this endless culture of corruption. sun-sentinel.com/2025/07/19/flo…

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“Floridians have a right to know their leaders aren’t selling the power entrusted in them to the highest bidder. It’s a shame DeSantis doesn’t agree.” orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/23/edi…

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV

I appreciated being part of the thoughtful conversation on the WMNF Midpoint Show, joining Mariella Smith and Anders Croy to discuss the 2025 Legislative Session, the Everglades detention facility, and the impact of state budget cuts. wmnf.org/alligator-alca…