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The Florida Trib is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom investigating Florida.

The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

DeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’ Read for free: floridatrib.org/2026/09/29/d...

DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion, under a new state law that has alarmed free speech defenders, student advocates and people of faith.

The legislation represents another expansion of Florida’s state security apparatus under DeSantis, who has opened pop-up immigration detention centers, re-established the Florida State Guard – of which he is the commander in chief – and created an investigative unit to probe alleged election crimes. The remarkable expansion of police powers has also funneled hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to state vendors, including Republican political donors.

There was no public comment allowed at Tuesday’s meeting in the bowels of the state Capitol building, and when an attorney representing one of the groups ensnared by the designation stood up to try to speak on behalf of her client, the governor took no notice.

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

TONIGHT in Tallahassee! Register for this *free* event below, learn how to be a conscious consumer of news and chat with our state government reporter, Kate Payne. jaxtrib.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The Florida Trib is proud to be a Founding Newsroom of Local News Day. Find an event near you, meet journalists and learn how to be a conscious consumer of news. floridatrib.org/events/

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Diaz will join the former speaker of the House in charge at New College of Florida, the former GOP majority leader heading up Florida Atlantic University, and DeSantis’ former lieutenant governor, who is president at Florida International University.

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

NEXT FRIDAY! Join @jaxtrib.org journalists as we launch our new project, the Night of the Living Deadline pumpkin ale in collaboration with Bold City Brewery $10 at the door = a spooky beer and commemorative koozie. See you there 🤝

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Coming Tuesday, March 18: ‘Cold-Blooded,’ A Tributary investigation into how a Florida prosecutor fixed a 'weak' case by using a liar and three jailhouse snitches to send a man to Death Row.

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

COMING SOON: Reporter @nicholemanna.bsky.social spent 7 months piecing together a 1991 Jacksonville murder case that ended in two men being sent to Death Row. She uncovered a prosecution marred by critical omissions about the star witness & other questionable practices. Preview it here:

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Dionne Alexander's husband passed out on his way to court and later received major surgery that she wasn't aware of. She spoke to us in hopes that no other family has to navigate the overwhelming silence she faced in an unending battle for medical info about their loved ones.

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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Exciting news! Your support for The Tributary goes 3x further this month, thanks to NewsMatch and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund! New donations are tripled, and new monthly pledges get a 13x boost, up to $1,000. Let's strengthen local journalism together! jaxtrib.org/donate/

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