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Editorial: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ travel is not a state secret

Why should Florida taxpayers fund a secret airline and travel agency for the governor and the state’s political elites? That’s the question raised by a patently ludicrous bill that would shield any public information about how and where Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials go. Florida’s open-government laws may…

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Where is Gov. DeSantis traveling on state business? Florida Legislature wants to make it a secret

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing an increase in public records requests for the governor’s travel schedule, Florida legislators are advancing a bill that would shield from the public any information about how and where Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials go.

Miami Herald

Florida's lawmaker meetings, other public spaces stay gun-free under permitless carry bill

State lawmakers are considering letting Floridians carry concealed guns in public without a permit — but not at their meetings.

Orlando Sentinel

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DeSantis campaign wanted guns banned at election night event in Tampa, city employee says

TAMPA, Fla. — Emails suggest that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign made two requests of the Tampa Convention Center, the downtown venue that hosted the governor’s November election night celebration: no guns and no fingers pointing at the campaign for seeking such a prohibition.

Tribune News Service

Charges dismissed after Florida health department worker who said state was manipulating COVID data reaches agreement with state

MIAMI — Former Florida Department of Health data analyst turned whistleblower Rebekah Jones reached an agreement with state prosecutors to dismiss the criminal hacking charges against her. As a condition of the dismissal, Jones admitted she was guilty.

Miami Herald

Wealthy donors finance DeSantis’ sojourns across US, Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of super-wealthy people helped foot the bill as Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstormed Florida and the rest of the country campaigning for his reelection and stumping for political allies running up to the midterm elections this month.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida inmate died of broken neck after being tackled by correctional officers

Craig Ridley’s cause of death was determined to be a homicide caused by blunt impact to the head and neck, but no criminal charges were ever filed in the case

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Greenberg alleged far-reaching public corruption in Florida jailhouse interview

ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg alleged far-reaching public corruption, including granting no-work contracts on the public dime, when he spoke with investigators probing the “ghost” candidate scheme that helped Republican state Sen. Jason Brodeur win office in 2020.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida teen arrested for allegedly hacking homecoming vote sues school and police

Former student denies engaging in criminal activity

The Independent UK

Florida Keys deputies shoot and kill off-duty federal air marshal they say pointed rifle at them

MIAMI — Florida Keys deputies Wednesday morning shot and killed an off-duty federal law enforcement officer who they said pointed a semi-automatic rifle at them.

Miami Herald

Florida Keys deputies shoot and kill off-duty federal agent they say pointed gun at them

MIAMI — Florida Keys deputies Wednesday morning shot and killed an off-duty federal law enforcement officer who they said pointed a gun at them.

Miami Herald

Florida debuts new database on cops with bad records. It has holes, reform advocates say

One of the biggest cries during the police reform marches of the summer of 2020 was about the inability of the public — even some police departments — to accurately track cops with bad records.

Miami Herald

‘Ghost’ candidate Jestine Iannotti booked into Seminole jail, bonds out

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, the former Seminole County substitute teacher whose independent 2020 bid for Florida Senate District 9 was central to the statewide “ghost” candidate scandal, was booked into the Seminole County Jail on Wednesday morning.

Orlando Sentinel

Central Florida ‘ghost’ candidate, other figures tied to scandal charged

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, one of three “ghost” candidates who ran as independents for Florida Senate seats in 2020, has been arrested on several criminal charges, alongside a political consultant involved in launching her campaign and Seminole County’s Republican Party chairman.

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The Independent UK

'Ghost' candidate, 2 operatives face charges in Florida

Two political operatives and an independent candidate who opponents say hardly campaigned and only entered a state Senate race in central Florida in 2020 to siphon votes from a Democrat have been criminally charged

The Independent UK

Gov. DeSantis still hasn't made decision over sheriff's lies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said 100 days ago that he would review a state report that a county sheriff had lied about killing another teenager 30 years ago

Reason

11 Insanely Corrupt Speed-Trap Towns

Caught stealing from motorists, these towns disbanded their police forces or even disbanded their governments altogether.

Reason

'They Just Took Me Away'

Adults declared "incapacitated" by the courts can lose everything—their homes, their savings, their freedom—to Florida's sprawling guardianship system.

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The Independent UK

Florida governor considering punishment for Broward sheriff

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will decide soon whether to suspend a major county’s sheriff after state investigators found he lied on police applications about killing someone as a teen, his past drug use and his driving record

Tribune News Service

Florida probe finds Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony lied about his murder arrest and much more. But he won’t be prosecuted

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A state investigation into Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony’s lies on official applications is closed, and he will not be charged.

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