Maxwell highlights a few more overlooked races in Florida to make sure to vote in next month. #DefendDemocracy www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/07/f...
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@floridatrident.bsky.social@floridatrident.bsky.socialBREAKING: A Florida appeals court has thrown out the grand jury report from the Hope Florida scheme. The court said the money was never public money, despite the state reimbursing the federal government for the full amount. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/hope-florida...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialDespite DeSantis' push to eliminate school vaccine requirements, polls indicate voters strongly support widely immunizing school-age children. Tomorrow's hearing gives the public another opportunity to weigh in. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/politics-tur...
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@floridatrident.bsky.social"The proposal is billed as a tax cut, but will actually jack up housing costs for millions of Floridians." #DefendDemocracy www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/02/f...
@floridatrident.bsky.social@floridatrident.bsky.socialThe IRS is reviewing a whistleblower claim related to the Hope Florida scandal, raising new questions about the $10 million at the center of the controversy. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/irs-whistleb...
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@floridatrident.bsky.socialSchool choice comes with a catch: Florida now has "a taxpayer-funded network of schools" that "refuse to serve many taxpaying families," says Maxwell. In fact, over 50% of voucher schools in Florida deny students with any type of disability. #DefendDemocracy www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/30/f...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialSee how Amendment 3 is going to gut your city's public services! A new online tool shows the extent to which the property tax relief amendment on this year's ballot is likely to cut funding for critical public services across the state. #DefendDemocracy www.wlrn.org/government-p...
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@floridatrident.bsky.socialDeSantis continues ignoring laws he doesn't feel like abiding. A 60-day emergency declaration has now been extended for 44 months, yet not one of the annually required audits has occurred despite over $1bil spent. #DefendDemocracy www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/29/m...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialTo manage the Hope Florida initiative, DCF moved workers away from administering Medicaid and food assistance. The staff left behind are less trained and poorly paid, and the DCF department is now failing by nearly every federal measure. #DefendDemocracy floridatrib.org/2026/09/23/h...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialIt's illegal to use taxpayer money for legal bills in a criminal investigation of public officials -- yet taxpayers paid another law firm $111,387 to represent an unidentified person in Gov. DeSantis’ office during the Hope Florida investigation. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/governors-of...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialThe DeSantis admin is using an emergency rule to designate groups as domestic terrorists despite state law requiring FDLE to adopt nonemergency rules governing this process. This action also bypasses requirements for public input & transparency. #DefendDemocracy floridatrident.org/a-rush-to-ju...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialInvestigation into the Hope Florida scandal continues to uncover undisclosed public information: Following 2024 elections, the DeSantis administration awarded a new contract to the outside attorneys who secured the $67 mil Centene settlement. #DefendDemocracy jasongarcia.substack.com/p/desantis-s...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialMultiple misconduct cases involving Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office have put a spotlight on the agency’s discipline and transparency practices. But limited public data makes it impossible to tell whether the problem is getting worse. #DefendDemocracy www.wmnf.org/hcso-miscond...
@floridatrident.bsky.socialFormer state Sen. Annette Taddeo is calling for a Legislature-led investigation into the $200,000 taxpayer-funded payment to Blaise Ingoglia's Chief of Staff Katie Strickland, which the Trident reported on last week. #DefendDemocracy floridapolitics.com/archives/821...