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FMNN Investigates: Florida
Florida's power brokers, the companies that shape the state and the tools to check them yourself. Reported from Tampa Bay, built on the public record.
St. Pete and Tampa Bay Politics
Who paid for the win, and who it was for.
Corporate Florida
The companies that own the ground under us, and what they leave behind.
Oct 31, 2026Mosaic’s Florida: Sinkholes, Spills and a Radioactive Hill Next DoorTwo sinkholes into the aquifer, a 65-million-gallon spill into Hillsborough Bay, a $1.8 billion federal settlement, and now a bigger stack planned next to Progress…
Oct 31, 2026Publix: What Have They Done to Florida?Florida's favorite grocer sells half the groceries in much of the state, owns the ground under hundreds of stores, anchors new projects on rezoned farmland, outspends…Tallahassee and the Ballot
What the Legislature and the governor are doing with your vote.
Billionaires and the Space Coast
Who wants Florida next, and what it will cost.
Your Records, Your Right
Do it yourself: how to pull Florida public records and campaign money.
Oct 10, 2026How to Make a Public Records Request in Florida, Step by StepFlorida law lets anyone see government records without giving a reason. Here is how to ask, what it costs, and what to do when an agency drags its…
Oct 10, 2026Follow the Money: How to Search Florida Campaign Finance RecordsFlorida posts nearly every reported state and local campaign contribution online. Here is how the limits work and how to look up any donor…
Oct 10, 2026Why 'Florida Man' Headlines Exist, and What They Say About Public RecordsThe Florida Man meme grew out of a 2013 Twitter account and a 2019 viral challenge. Journalists often trace it to the state’s wide-open records…Latest from this desk
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