Matt Gaetz helped set off Florida’s marijuana ‘green rush.’ Some of his...
Just before the Florida Legislature passed the state’s first medical marijuana law in May 2014, Matt Gaetz and others rewrote the bill to limit who would be able to get in on the ground floor of what's...
View ArticleOrlando doctor pressed marijuana company seeking business in Florida to give...
Orlando doctor Jason Pirozzolo pursued financial support for Matt Gaetz’s political campaign while offering a company access to the congressman to boost its business prospects, records show.
View ArticleNikki Fried’s personal, financial connections to cannabis complicate her...
Nikki Fried’s ties to cannabis have complicated her campaign for governor, forcing her to address her friendship with embattled U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz and reveal previously undisclosed income from her...
View ArticleRecords link big business group to Florida elections probe
Investigators searching for the source of more than half-a-million dollars spent last year in support of spoiler candidates that helped Republicans win three key state Senate races have obtained bank...
View ArticleHow far-right blogger boosted Joel Greenberg’s smear campaign against rival...
Of all the questionable contracts that Joel Greenberg doled out to friends and associates while Seminole County’s tax collector, one of the more mysterious went to MAGA Advisory Group just days after...
View ArticlePirozzolo touted access to Matt Gaetz before Bahamas trip that became part of...
Jason Pirozzolo’s messages shed new light on the Bahamas trip that's become part of a federal investigation of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.
View ArticleDark money behind Florida ‘ghost’ candidates has ties to Alabama political...
The source of over half a million dollars spent last year promoting “ghost” candidates in key state Senate races remained a mystery even as the scandal rocked Florida politics, but newly public records...
View ArticlePAC activity in 2020 ‘ghost’ candidate race mirrored tactics in ‘18...
Longtime followers of Florida elections say the tactics seen in these races have become commonplace in high-stakes elections.
View ArticleMan behind ‘ghost’ candidate cash also led dark-money group supporting...
A man central to Florida's “ghost” candidate scandal also helped Florida's electric utilities fend off an effort to open up competition.
View ArticleHow dark money fueled Florida’s ‘ghost’ candidate scandal
"Ghost" candidates? Dark money operatives? Get insight into Florida's spoiler candidate scandal with our interactive explainer.
View ArticleNew monoclonal antibody treatment sites open in South Florida
The State Department of Health has opened three new monoclonal antibody treatment sites in South Florida to help fight COVID-19.
View ArticleWhere to get monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 in Florida
Florida is providing monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 at clinics throughout the state. COVID patients, or people directly exposed to COVID, are eligible to receive the free Regeneron treatment.
View ArticleLawmakers ramp up bills that would affect LGBTQ+ students
As lawmakers take aim at prohibiting instruction around racial equality in classrooms, some are now also trying to ban conversation about gender and sexual orientation in schools. This year, at least...
View ArticleFlorida veterinarians find dogs and cats can get COVID
As omicron sweeps through households in Florida, veterinarians find more pet owners report their dogs or cats show signs of coronavirus. While COVID-19 in pets is a rare occurrence, veterinarians now...
View ArticleCOVID-19 update: Florida reports 35,266 new cases; daily average down by half...
Florida's average for new daily COVID-19 cases is down by half from the peak of the omicron surge on Jan. 11 as the state reported 35,266 infections on Tuesday, according to data from the U.S. Centers...
View ArticleFamily seeks help in finding driver of car that hit, killed ‘gentle giant’...
Alex Plummer was nicknamed "Big Cheez" as a high school football player because of his love for cheeseburgers. Plummer died in a Jan. 6 hit-and-run in Pompano Beach, and his family wants the driver of...
View ArticleFlorida State Senator Lauren Book fights back over nude images stolen from...
A bill sponsored by Sen. Lauren Book, a Democrat, would strengthen Florida’s revenge porn law by making it a felony to steal sexually explicit images from someone’s phone or other digital devices. It...
View ArticleThey were chasing the sun and a dream on a whim, just like they always did....
A last-minute getaway from cold Wisconsin to sunny South Florida took a tragic turn for a vacationing family in a New Year's Eve accident outside a McDonald's restaurant.
View ArticleCaps and gowns prices will drop for Broward’s seniors amid scrutiny over...
A basic cap-and-gown set, which includes a tassel and medallion, will now cost $30, down from $44 before, and each school can choose between two vendors.
View ArticleWith Florida’s monoclonal sites closed, what are your options now?
Testing positive for COVID-19 is worrisome for anyone but now Floridians have fewer options for treatment to keep them from being hospitalized.
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