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Nate Monroe

@natemonroe.bsky.social

Executive editor, The Florida Trib. Former columnist, investigative and beat reporter. JAX. Son of a Cajun. LSU. “Behold, these are the tribunes of the people, the tongues o’ th’ common mouth. I do despise them.”

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 5d ago

He was released from the hospital on Sept 10 on the hospital’s understanding that he would return to the prison’s medical unit. But less than 24 hours later, DeSantis signed Thompson's death warrant, which resulted in his removal from the prison’s medical facility. floridatrib.org/2026/09/29/p...

‘Profoundly sick’ Florida Death Row prisoner pleads for medical care

More than 100 doctors who have reviewed William Lee Thompson’s case are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse his death warrant

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 4d ago

Children’s services, which are primarily funded through property taxes, are not listed among the core services within the Amendment 3 ballot language, leaving all councils across the state at risk of losing nearly $100 million by the 2027-2028 fiscal year floridatrib.org/2026/09/29/p...

Public school districts will still face financial pressure if Amendment 3 passes

School districts will experience an indirect financial squeeze because programs like summer camps are often funded by agencies that would be affected if voters approve the amendment.

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 5d ago

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is plowing ahead with officially designating a leading Muslim civil rights nonprofit and more than 100 other groups as “domestic terrorist organizations,” in a move critics say is unprecedented and unconstitutional. floridatrib.org/2026/09/29/d...

DeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’

Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion.

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 7d ago

The Jacksonville man’s case is among a string of wrongful arrests linked to faulty use of facial recognition and a lack of investigative rigor. Nick was ordered to live separately from his children, the youngest was 7-months-old. floridatrib.org/2026/09/28/h...

How AI-powered bungling by Florida cops cost a father his freedom and $45,000

The Florida Trib’s investigation shows how a justice system meant to promote public safety instead failed an innocent person at nearly every step of the process.

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: Aaron Zahn, the former head of JEA found guilty of charges connected to his contentious push to sell Northeast Florida’s public utility to enrich himself and his top executives in 2019, has been released from federal prison. floridatrib.org/2026/09/18/e...

Ex-JEA CEO Aaron Zahn released from prison 20 months after reporting for 4-year sentence

Aaron Zahn was found guilty of charges connected to his contentious push to sell Northeast Florida’s public utility to enrich himself and his top executives.

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jacksonville City Council finds its ‘prosecutor.’ Has he gone too far? Jason Teal, a longtime city lawyer, has become an unusual – and unusually influential – fixer for the City Council’s… https://floridatrib.org/2026/08/11/jacksonville-city-council-finds-its-prosecutor-has-he-gone-too-far/

Jacksonville City Council finds its ‘prosecutor.’ Has he gone too far?

Jason Teal, a longtime city lawyer, has become an unusual – and unusually influential – fixer for the City Council’s Republican leadership

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The most polluted river in #Florida, the Fenholloway, has been cleaned up for the first time in decades. Now state regulators are paving the way for waste to flow back into it. floridatrib.org/2026/06/23/f... via @thefloridatrib.bsky.social

Florida’s most polluted river cleaned up. A company could dump wastewater into it again

At the request of a company owned by one of America’s wealthiest families, state regulators are paving the way for wastewater to flow back into the Fenholloway River

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#Florida Power & Light parent company agrees to $150 million settlement to end lawsuit over past controversies. Lawsuit attracted renewed and national scrutiny of public controversies that have dogged the company for years. floridatrib.org/2026/06/16/f... via @natemonroe.bsky.social

FPL parent company agrees to $150 million to end lawsuit over past controversies

The proposed settlement comes at a critical time for NextEra as it moves to acquire Dominion Energy

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Nate Monroe@natemonroe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New @thefloridatrib.bsky.social | The proposed $150 million settlement comes at a critical time for NextEra as it moves to acquire Dominion Energy, a blockbuster merger that would make the Florida-based company the world’s largest regulated power company. floridatrib.org/2026/06/16/f...

FPL parent company agrees to $150 million to end lawsuit over past controversies

The proposed settlement comes at a critical time for NextEra as it moves to acquire Dominion Energy

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MuckRock@muckrock.com · 5mo ago

From Pulitzer Prize journalists pursuing transparency (and public records) in their reporting to the Florida Trib exposing police misconduct in Florida, we're discussing the latest in the world of FOIA, public documents and more. Read more:

For the Record

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"After The #Florida Trib started asking questions about the South Florida Standard and its purported journalists, administrators of the site began tinkering with its contents and removing staff bios – before taking the site offline entirely." floridatrib.org/2026/05/14/t...

The rise and fall of an AI-driven ‘local news outlet’ in South Florida

The search to find out who was behind the South Florida Standard shows how easy it is for the real people behind digital doppelgangers to remain in the shadows

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sham news sites are increasingly common across the US and are a dangerous development for democracy. Florida Trib reporter Kate Payne and Zach St. Louis, a producer for Question Everything from KCRW and Placement Theory dug into one such site in Florida. floridatrib.org/2026/05/14/t...

The rise and fall of an AI-driven ‘local news outlet’ in South Florida

The search to find out who was behind the South Florida Standard shows how easy it is for the real people behind digital doppelgangers to remain in the shadows

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Secret ICE directive is testing a longtime #Florida tradition: open government floridatrib.org/2026/05/06/a... via @thefloridatrib.bsky.social

A secret ICE directive is testing one of Florida’s strongest traditions: open government

A new directive from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, issued in secrecy, bars local law enforcement agencies across Florida from answering questions about their role in immigration enforcemen...

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Nichole Manna@nicholemanna.bsky.social · 5mo ago

For 30 minutes, Brian Tracey lay naked and unable to breathe on the floor of the medical ward at the St. Johns County Detention Center. It was Dec. 15, 2023, the day Tracey was supposed to be released from jail. floridatrib.org/2026/04/28/h...

He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.

Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated...

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Chris Seaman@cbseaman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This:is 💯 correct. The vast majority of Section 2 litigation (and settlements made under the threat of litigation) have been at the local level. Callais will gut minority representation in city councils, county supervisors, and school boards across the county.

Michael McDonald@electproject.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This is perhaps the most significant Supreme Court race-related decision in modern history. While people will focus on Congress, this decision will dismantle thousands of districts electing representatives of minority communities at the state and local levels

Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Most of Florida’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated with Armor. By @nicholemanna.bsky.social @thefloridatrib.bsky.social

He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.

Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated...

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Brian Tracey died of pneumonia while being held at a Florida jail. The jail’s healthcare provider is affiliated with Armor Health companies, which have a history of delaying or denying care to inmates across the country, lawsuits allege. with @propublica.org floridatrib.org/2026/04/28/h...

He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.

Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated...

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Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 6mo ago

RESULT... in Coral Gables, FL: The city has overwhelmingly voted tonight to change timing of its local elections to November. Part of an effort we're seeing nationwide to get higher turnout in local races. It was one of my 40 races to watch in April. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

Nate Monroe@natemonroe.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New | JEA received a subpoena from State Attorney Melissa Nelson’s office seeking a broad swath of communication records, including discussions involving the City Council president and a lobbying firm that employs ex-Jax Mayor Lenny Curry. floridatrib.org/2026/04/13/s...

State attorney sends JEA subpoena for records about former mayor's lobbying firm

The subpoena, obtained by the Florida Trib and News4Jax, suggests prosecutors remain interested in probing what has mushroomed into an increasingly bitter but convoluted feud

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The Florida Trib@thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A school bus camera program that wrongfully issued countless $225 violation notices to Miami-Dade motorists -- and that was suspended after a Florida Trib/ @miamiherald.com investigation -- is coming to Duval County. floridatrib.org/2026/04/06/s...

School bus camera program became a bungled mess in Miami-Dade. It’s coming to Duval next

The Duval County school district decided to partner with BusPatrol America despite its major issues in other parts of the state.

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