Local:
Federal Agents Raid Seed to Table Owner Alfie Oakes’ Home and Immokolee Packing Plant
Last week, federal agents were seen raiding the home and packing plant of Alfie Oakes, a conservative businessman behind Seed to Table, a right-wing political-themed grocery store.
Since opening in 2019, Oakes’ Seed to Table store has seen financial success, with conservatives filling out the Naples parking lot from open to close.
The agents conducting the raid at the packing plant were from the Defensive Criminal Investigative Service which mainly deals with crimes involving fraud, bribery and corruption, cyber crimes and computer intrusion according to NBC 2.
This case is still ongoing and many details are still unknown.
State:
FEMA Employee Fired for Telling Team to Skip Houses With Trump Signs after Hurricane Milton
After Hurricane Helene and Milton ravaged the west coast of Florida, FEMA could finally move in and provide relief aid to those who needed it the most.
Yet, a FEMA employee was fired for directing their team not to assist homes with signs advocating for Donald Trump according to CNN. FEMA has reiterated that this is not in accordance with their policies.
FEMA is conducting an investigation to assess how many homes were skipped over by the team due to the order.
National:
Wyoming Sells Land to Federal Government for $100 Million
The state of Wyoming decided against selling the one-square-mile parcel of land to private developers in favor of the federal government. This decision gives the land which is located in the Grand Teton National Park the best chance for future protection.
The fate of the land has long been in contention with the private developers offering a much higher dollar amount than the government according to the Associated Press.
Before the sale, the State would lease the land to farmers to graze, however, the state soon found they could get much more money from the land if they sold it all together.
Federal funds will pay $62 million of the purchase which was the appraised value of the land and private contributions will fund the remaining balance.
