Tom McLaughlin
@tommnwfdn
Covers politics and courts and does investigative reporting in Northwest Florida
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http://tmacssmack.freedomblogging.com 04-11-2011 13:58:57
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For those keeping score at home, Institute for Justice now has active litigation challenging: - #QualifiedImmunity ✔️ - #FederalImmunity ✔️ - #MunicipalImmunity ✔️ - #ProsecutorialImmunity ✔️ - #JudicialImmunity ✔️ I'm quite proud of this little Project on Immunity & Accountability we started.
Stuff Journalists Like “The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.” —Ernest Hemingway
I had a blast appearing at Tallahassee's @WordofSouth this afternoon with the brilliant #Florida cartoonist Andy Marlette -- although when it was time to go home, I forgot where I parked my manatee.
Thanks Craig Pittman for this column in The Florida Phoenix with the deets on some of #Florida's biggest environmental issues that need fixing floridaphoenix.com/2024/03/29/mus…
“A lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time. It was intentionally leaked to a left-wing group.” #Florida Ron DeSantis tries to claim he had nothing to do with controversial state parks plans. miamiherald.com/news/local/env… via Alex Harris & Ana Ceballos
Miami Herald Florida Gov. DeSantis claims today the proposal to put hotels, golf courses and sports courts on state parks "was intentionally leaked out to a left wing group to try to create a narrative." Um, there were public hearings scheduled. By his own DEP. Is a public hearing a "leak"?
Whistleblower who warned about #Florida state parks fired by Florida DEP News. The employee’s dismissal letter said he released "unauthorized" information to the public (that made Ron DeSantis look bad) tampabay.com/news/environme… via Max Chesnes
Let's hear it for whistleblower James Gaddis, a former FDEP cartographer who told the Tampa Bay Times he leaked information about the state's plan to build golf courses, 350-room hotels, pickleball courts and more at nine state parks. Read more: tampabay.com/news/environme…