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Dec 20, 2024 · The story: In October, Tributary investigative fellow Nandhini Srinivasan found that Florida Rep. Vicki Lopez’s votes benefited her son’s employer as she tried to help school bus camera vendor, BusPatrol, win new laws and contracts. The impact (so far): After The Tributary – in partnership with the Miami Herald – published Srinivasan’s findings, the …

5 days ago · Dexter Barry was arrested in November 2022 for allegedly threatening his neighbor during an argument over an internet bill. Barry, who received a new heart in 2020, repeatedly told the officer who arrested him that he was a heart transplant recipient and needed to take his anti-rejection pills multiple times a day. The next morning, according to the court transcript, Barry told a judge the same.

Jan 17, 2025 · T.K. Meneely, director of operations for NaphCare Florida, told Jacksonville City Council members that when NaphCare took over, staff had to purchase additional medical carts and a 25% increase in medications kept on site.. While Waters wouldn’t disclose exactly why he decided to switch contracts, a letter from JSO to Armor leadership outlined a slew of alleged contract violations.

Jan 23, 2025 · The settlement, reached in December, comes on the heels of a new and rare Jacksonville law that requires all lawsuit settlement agreements involving the sheriff’s office be approved by the sheriff or city council president.Waters called for the legislation last year after learning Jacksonville officials had settled a wrongful death case for $200,000 that involved the actions of one of his ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Pricey police records. Whether Bratcher’s story is indicative of a larger trend is unclear: Public records show that Matt Kachergus, Bratcher’s attorney, filed a request with JSO a few months after the traffic stop for all arrest reports involving K9s spanning a five-year period, as well as a copy of the policies and procedures for the canine unit.

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Jan 21, 2025 · Nate Monroe will join The Tributary staff as Executive Editor next week. He has been a beat reporter, investigative reporter, and columnist at newspapers in the Southeast for the past 15 years, most recently as a columnist for the USA Today Network across Florida.

Jan 16, 2025 · Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General and Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but also refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect.