A Google Maps screengrab of the entrance to the Florida State Prison in Raiford, Florida. Captured at road level from the front entrance, a paved two-lane asphalt road with double yellow lines passes beneath a black arched metal entry sign reading "FLORIDA STATE PRISON". The driveway is flanked by stone-and-stucco gatehouse pillars with official round seals and informational sign boards. In the background beyond manicured green lawns and chain-link security fencing, low-rise prison facility buildings stretch across the horizon beneath a partly cloudy blue sky.

‘This is death by medical neglect’: Doctors, activists, urge DeSantis to provide care to ‘profoundly sick’ Death Row prisoner

William Lee Thompson, is the first known gravely ill prisoner who has been forced to live on death watch.

By Nichole Manna/The Florida TribSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 2026

Florida prison officials are refusing to give a “profoundly sick” 74-year-old man medical care while he waits for his scheduled execution October 13, drawing objections from more than 100 doctors. The man, William Lee Thompson, is the first known gravely ill prisoner who has been forced to live on death watch, a specialized and highly […]

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Billionaire Tampa Bay Rays owner used private jet to take a Jacksonville councilman to a game

Jacksonville City Council President Nick Howland said the trip was to raise funds for his PAC.

By Molly Farrar/The Florida TribSeptember 4, 2026September 4, 2026

A wide landscape photograph by Del Harper showing an outdoor electric power substation set in a grassy field near sunset in St. Petersburg, Florida. Captured from across an expansive green lawn in the foreground, the image features tall wooden utility poles, steel support frames, high-voltage power lines, and electrical transformers stretching across the horizon under a hazy blue and warm yellow-tinted sky.

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New Florida law to protect consumers from data center costs faces its first test

The case before Florida’s Public Service Commission is weighing whether Duke Energy plans to do enough to shield customers from the costs of data centers, including one planned for Fort Meade

by Kate Payne and The Florida Trib August 31, 2026August 31, 2026

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