How state officials fought for months to keep a lid on Hope Florida report
This week, a higher court issued a damning rebuke of the grand jury and its report, which the court found was…
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@thefloridatrib.bsky.social@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialWeek before man’s scheduled execution, Florida won’t say if he’s fit to die
After a doctor said William Lee Thompson was mentally unwell, the governor appointed a panel to help decide…
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialAs state lawmakers push to cut property taxes through Amendment 3, more than 40% of Florida’s public school districts will also have their own -- completely separate -- property-tax proposals on the November ballots.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialThree decades after a Jacksonville man was sentenced to die, police and prosecutors are facing increasing pressure to produce documents that could undermine the credibility of their key witnesses – and potentially blow up the case.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialDecades after a Jacksonville man was sentenced to die, police and prosecutors are facing increasing pressure to produce documents that could undermine the credibility of their key witnesses – and potentially blow up the case.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialDeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’
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@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialFlorida is leaving mentally ill defendants to languish in county jails for months after judges order their transfer to psychiatric hospitals, a federal lawsuit says
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@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialAt least 17 landowners since July have submitted 21 applications for “agricultural enclave” designations, which would allow them to build single-family homes on former farmland while sidestepping opposition from local gov, zoning laws and angry neighbors.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialUnleashed by Florida lawmakers, landowners move to convert farms into subdivisions
State Rep. Adam Botana pf Bonita Springs told The Trib he sponsored the law because 'sometimes…
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialChildren’s services, which are primarily funded through property taxes, are not listed among the core services within the Amendment 3 ballot language, leaving all councils across the state at risk of losing nearly $100 million by the 2027-2028 fiscal year
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialHe was released from the hospital on Sept 10 on the hospital’s understanding that he would return to the prison’s medical unit.
But less than 24 hours later, DeSantis signed Thompson's death warrant, which resulted in his removal from the prison’s medical facility.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialAlthough Florida’s public school districts are excluded from a major property tax reduction on the ballot this November, called Amendment 3, school districts are still poised to feel substantial financial impacts.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialGov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is plowing ahead with officially designating a leading Muslim civil rights nonprofit and more than 100 other groups as “domestic terrorist organizations,” in a move critics say is unprecedented and unconstitutional.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialDeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’
Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the…
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialAlthough Death Row inmates routinely file late-hour appeals, William Lee Thompson’s is unusual in that his advocates don’t view this as an effort to spare him from death.
“I think what’s important is that this is not an execution … This is death by medical neglect."
@thefloridatrib.bsky.social‘Profoundly sick’ Florida Death Row prisoner pleads for medical care
More than 100 doctors who have reviewed William Lee Thompson’s case are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse his death…
@natemonroe.bsky.socialReposted by @thefloridatrib.bsky.socialNew @thefloridatrib.bsky.social | How AI-powered bungling by Florida cops cost a father his freedom and $45,000
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialThe Jacksonville man’s case is among a string of wrongful arrests linked to faulty use of facial recognition and a lack of investigative rigor.
Nick was ordered to live separately from his children, the youngest was 7-months-old.
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialHow AI-powered bungling by Florida cops cost a father his freedom and $45,000
The Florida Trib’s investigation shows how a justice system meant to promote public safety instead failed…
@thefloridatrib.bsky.socialThe transformative year that has seen The Florida Trib’s staff and coverage expand statewide was recognized this month at the 2026 LION Publishers’ Sustainability Awards with the Business of the Year award in the medium/large revenue tier category.