The Florida Trib

10/15/2026

In Florida, immigrant Medicaid crackdown ensnares eligible families

People who still qualify for Medicaid are getting pulled into a bureaucratic vortex along with those a new federal law meant to remove...

People who still qualify for Medicaid are getting pulled into a bureaucratic vortex along with those a new federal law meant to remove

10/09/2026

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 'careless in its grammar, mistaken in its law, and unfaithful to its own record.'...

This week, a higher court issued a damning rebuke of the grand jury and its report, which the court found was 'careless in its grammar, mistaken in its law, and unfaithful to its own record.'

10/07/2026

Three decades after a Jacksonville man was sentenced to die for killing a teenage drug dealer, the Jacksonville 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.

09/30/2026

Unleashed 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 certain municipalities and counties get a little big for their britches, and they need to be either restricted or cut back.'...

State Rep. Adam Botana pf Bonita Springs told The Trib he sponsored the law because 'sometimes certain municipalities and counties get a little big for their britches, and they need to be either restricted or cut back.'

09/29/2026

Although 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 through the slashing of funds for children’s services like after-school programs, which are financed by special taxing districts and local governments.

School districts will experience an indirect financial squeeze because programs like summer camps are often funded by agencies that would be affected if voters approve the amendment.

09/29/2026

DeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’

Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion....

Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion.

09/29/2026

Florida prison officials are refusing to give a “profoundly sick” 74-year-old man medical care while he waits for his scheduled ex*****on October 13, drawing objections from more than 100 doctors. The man, William Lee Thompson, is the first known gravely ill prisoner who has been forced to live on death watch, a specialized and highly restrictive housing unit in Starke where inmates with signed death warrants await their ex*****on – and a place where medical care doesn’t exist to the level advocates say Thompson requires in the final stages of his life.

Although Death Row inmates routinely file late-hour appeals, Thompson’s is unusual in that even his own advocates don’t view this as an effort to spare him from death.

More than 100 doctors who have reviewed William Lee Thompson’s case are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse his death warrant

09/28/2026

It’s not the first time the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has arrested the wrong person due to AI-powered misidentification and poor policing – or even the first time the agency had a hand in accusing an innocent person of child s*x crimes.

The sheriff’s office did not respond to a detailed list of questions for this story.

The Florida Trib’s investigation shows how a justice system meant to promote public safety instead failed an innocent person at nearly every step of the process.

09/28/2026

How 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 an innocent person at nearly every step of the process....

The Florida Trib’s investigation shows how a justice system meant to promote public safety instead failed an innocent person at nearly every step of the process.

09/24/2026

How we cracked the code on an AI-driven ‘local news outlet’ in South Florida

In a world awash in digital mysteries that disappear down a rabbit hole, The Trib was actually able to get to the bottom of this bizarre whodunnit, thanks to a collaboration with 'Question Everything.'...

In a world awash in digital mysteries that disappear down a rabbit hole, The Trib was actually able to get to the bottom of this bizarre whodunnit, thanks to a collaboration with 'Question Everything.'