Opinion | Musk Outspent Soros and Still Lost Texas. Now the Subsidy King Is Eyeing Florida.
OPINION: The Cape went quiet while Musk spent a record fortune to keep Texas red, and lost. Florida should read the fine print before it becomes his next safe harbor.
Analysis | "Poor People Don't Deserve" St. Pete: Inside the Schorsch Machine That Helped Elect Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist says he hired Michelle Todd Schorsch, not her husband. State records show his committee paid her firm, her husband's company and her personally $946,617, which is 41 cents of every dollar it spent. Then the husband told poor residents to move.
Can Florida Stop Amendment 3? The Real Options, and the Odds
Lawmakers watered down the Class Size and voting-rights amendments. Amendment 3 is different: its authors will carry it out. Here are the real options to fight it, and the odds.
Mosaic’s Florida: Sinkholes, Spills and a Radioactive Hill Next Door
Two 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 Village. FMNN Investigates what Mosaic has done to Florida’s land and water, and what it is asking for next.
Publix: 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 every company in Tallahassee and runs a mostly part-time workforce. What the record proves, and what it doesn't.
Why 'Florida Man' Headlines Exist, and What They Say About Public Records
The 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 law.
Follow the Money: How to Search Florida Campaign Finance Records
Florida posts nearly every reported state and local campaign contribution online. Here is how the limits work and how to look up any donor yourself.
How to Make a Public Records Request in Florida, Step by Step
Florida 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 feet.