In the summer of 2021, Wade Hanicker felt a pain under his shoulder blade. He took ibuprofen, thinking it was a muscle knot that would go away with massage and […]
Silicosis Kills Workers. Ashley Moody Just Worries About the Lawsuits
Has Partisan Gerrymandering Backfired in Florida?
With just 20 days to go before the midterm elections, Kelly Kirschner faced a crowd of his supporters last week at Café Havana, a Cuban restaurant in Bradenton, Florida, located in […]
How Will Amendment 3 Affect Your Community?
The constitutional amendment that would reduce non-school homestead property taxes is the biggest policy proposal on the 2026 statewide ballot. Amendment 3 would raise the homestead exemption on non-school taxes […]
Florida’s Proposed Science Standards Sideline Evolution And Climate Change
The Florida Department of Education is rewriting the science standards that guide what students learn from kindergarten through high school. The department released the proposed standards a week ago. It’s […]
How AI-Powered Bungling By Florida Cops Cost A Father His Freedom And $45,000
The supermarket assistant manager was working a day shift in Jacksonville when he stepped out of the store’s office and saw two sheriff’s deputies talking with his boss — who […]
Governor’s Office Paid A Second Law Firm $111,000 As Hope Florida Grand Jury Report Was Fought In Secret
Florida taxpayers paid a second law firm $111,387.50 to represent an unidentified person in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office amid a grand jury investigation into $10 million diverted from the public […]
Extreme Overcrowding And Abuse Plague Florida Ice Facilities, Whistleblowers Say
Immigrants are sharing extremely overcrowded cells, sleeping while chained and on the floor, and using bathrooms overflowing with human waste in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miramar typically […]
Florida Has Left Mentally-Ill Defendants In Jail For Months Past Legal Limits, Lawsuit Says
Florida is leaving mentally ill defendants to languish in county jails for months after judges order their transfer to psychiatric hospitals, often locking them in cramped solitary cells, according to […]
State Colleges, PreK-12 Schools Must Implement AI Guardrails Before July
The body regulating Florida public schools and state colleges Wednesday approved what the Florida Department of Education calls “one of the most comprehensive, parent-centered AI frameworks in the country.” The […]
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detainees Were Held In Cages The Size Of A Phone Booth
When federal investigators showed up unannounced at the sprawling pop-up prison in the Florida Everglades in January, they found something they had never seen at any other immigration detention center […]
Jefferson County Quietly Built a Flock Camera Network. Now It’s Dismantling It.
Just outside of Tallahassee, nestled among rolling hills and pecan groves of Florida’s Big Bend region, Jefferson County is one of the most rural parts of the state. With only […]
‘Republicans for Jolly’ Effort Launches in St. Petersburg
A group of Florida Republicans announced Monday to fellow party members that it’s okay to cross party lines and vote for Democrat David Jolly for governor in November. The “Republicans […]