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Florida Center for Government Accountability The FLCGA, a nonpartisan nonprofit, focuses on government accountability and transparency in FL.

Tonya Bostick’s two healthy French bulldogs, Blu and Bruno, passed away just hours after she dropped them off at Doggie ...
09/02/2026

Tonya Bostick’s two healthy French bulldogs, Blu and Bruno, passed away just hours after she dropped them off at Doggie Queen’s Pet Palace. When Bostick tried to file a complaint about the deaths, she found there was no state agency that required education for owners or licensing for dog daycare facilities beyond standard business zoning laws.

Tonya Bostick’s two French bulldogs went to Doggie Queen’s Pet Palace healthy and happy. Within a few hours, Blu and Bruno were dead.  The dogs

BREAKING: Appeals Court Reverses Order Sealing and Destroying Records in Ziegler Investigation, Affirming Florida’s Publ...
09/02/2026

BREAKING: Appeals Court Reverses Order Sealing and Destroying Records in Ziegler Investigation, Affirming Florida’s Public Records Law

Florida's Second DCA reversed an order sealing and destroying Sarasota police records from the Christian Ziegler investigation — a win for public records.

Ken Romano is backing out of his ethics complaint against Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, citing the impact of the c...
09/01/2026

Ken Romano is backing out of his ethics complaint against Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, citing the impact of the case on his health. But the Florida Ethics Commission may still be able to continue investigating the allegations of undisclosed gifts and unlawful kickbacks.

In a stunning turn, Ken Romano has requested that his ethics complaint against Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno alleging undisclosed gifts and unlawful

Six days after Mike Moran became Sarasota County tax collector, his former agency, PACE, paid him $100,767 for “transiti...
08/28/2026

Six days after Mike Moran became Sarasota County tax collector, his former agency, PACE, paid him $100,767 for “transition services.” But state auditors say the deal violated Florida law — and they also found no evidence proving that Moran completed any work in exchange for the money, which was paid to him in full up front.

A Florida Auditor General audit of the PACE agency Mike Moran ran found nine violations — including a $100,767 payment the agency can't show he earned.

Alligator Alcatraz cost over $1 billion in no-bid contracts and faced widespread criticism over conditions and medical c...
08/27/2026

Alligator Alcatraz cost over $1 billion in no-bid contracts and faced widespread criticism over conditions and medical care. Now, two companies involved in the facility's controversial operations are pitching their services for at least five more Florida adult detention centers.

A pair of private, for-profit companies involved in the controversial operations and medical care at Alligator Alcatraz are positioning themselves as

Last week we hosted a webinar on our work uncovering the Hope Florida political scandal. And yesterday, Jim DeFede of CB...
08/27/2026

Last week we hosted a webinar on our work uncovering the Hope Florida political scandal. And yesterday, Jim DeFede of CBS News Miami published an explosive story on the leaked grand jury report, crediting FLCGA for our efforts toward forcing the courts to make it public. Click below to watch the webinar recording & visit flcga.org to learn more. https://floridatrident.org/hope-florida-impact-webinar

A Leon County grand jury finished its Hope Florida investigation and wrote a report. You can't read it. The Florida Trident proved the report exists, won

BREAKING NEWS: Grand jury found $10 million “misappropriated” to Hope Florida, but no one will be charged
08/26/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Grand jury found $10 million “misappropriated” to Hope Florida, but no one will be charged

The panel found the money was taken from a Medicaid overbilling settlement and spent to defeat Amendment 3. Then it declined to charge anyone criminally.

Lee County Sheriff Marceno is due in Tallahassee this week for a Florida Commission on Ethics hearing involving a newly ...
08/26/2026

Lee County Sheriff Marceno is due in Tallahassee this week for a Florida Commission on Ethics hearing involving a newly revealed complaint. Former LCSO commander James Bogliole alleges top officials pressured him to alter reports and lie to protect an off-duty deputy accused of speeding over 100 mph with suspicion of driving under the influence.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno is due in Tallahassee on Friday for a hearing regarding a second Florida Commission on Ethics investigation into him

Byron Donalds was warned by federal election authorities that he was skirting campaign finance laws by keeping his U.S. ...
08/21/2026

Byron Donalds was warned by federal election authorities that he was skirting campaign finance laws by keeping his U.S. House re-election campaign alive while running for governor. Yet for more than 18 months -- up until August 5 -- he kept raising and spending money on the House race anyway. https://floridatrident.org/donalds-kept-house-re-election-campaign-alive/

Byron Donalds, who cruised to an easy victory in the Republican primary for governor with the endorsement of Donald Trump, has maintained two separate

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