The Miami Accountability Collaborative will provide sustained, independent watchdog reporting on Miami City Hall and the decisions that shape life for the city’s roughly 490,000 residents. It is a project of The Florida Trib, the nonprofit statewide newsroom focused on government accountability and investigative journalism, and the Coconut Grove Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom providing government accountability and in-depth local reporting from the Miami neighborhood where City Hall is located.
Category: Florida News Articles & Reporting
Posted inFlorida News Articles & Reporting
Jacksonville, Florida’s Gun Violence Is Rooted in Redlining and Homes Built on Toxic Waste
Poisons from Jacksonville, Florida’s “Brown’s Dump” seeped into the lifeblood of residents. The harm to their physical and mental health is tied today to another public health crisis: high rates of gun violence among children.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Supreme Court Justice Carlos Muñiz, 22 district court judges face merit retention votes
Twenty-two district court of appeals judges from the 1st through 5th DCA are also on the ballot for the vote considered mostly a formality— no justice has ever been ousted from the bench after a merit retention election.
Posted inCriminal Justice
She fumbled child-sex sting, but isn’t on list of unreliable cops
The deputy’s wrongful arrest of an innocent man named Nick was a “life-ruining” ordeal for him and his family, they told The Trib during an interview at their home last month.
Posted inImmigration
Cubans facing deportation are being sent to third countries despite legal challenges, uncertainty
The Trib found that ICE still tried to take people to the border without notice while a judicial block was in effect.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Four circuit court judicial contests head to runoffs in South, Central Florida
Of the 23 circuit court judicial races in Florida this year, 19 have already been decided.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
From merch to donor checks: How Uthmeier campaign benefitted from Alligator Alcatraz
Fans can buy $30 t-shirts, $27 baseball hats, and an $8 set of bumper stickers to advertise their support for the attorney general and the makeshift facility he’s credited with coming up with the idea for.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
On the ballot: Will Florida remain the nation’s death penalty capital?
Gov. Ron DeSantis in his final two years in office has turned Florida into the death penalty capital of the developed world. Since securing their party’s nominations, neither man running to replace him this fall has discussed in detail whether they would keep that distinction.
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
Only 3 Florida county court races are left, and 2 target sitting judges
Of the 18 county court judicial races in Florida this year, three elections remain for a seat on the “people’s court.”
Posted inFlorida News Articles & Reporting
Virginia utility merger could shed more light on political controversies in Florida
At the center of the disclosure dispute is a confidential document known as the “Robo Memo,” which details efforts to influence Florida elections, public officials and media coverage