by Brian Burgess | Mar 16, 2025
Despite state law meant to prevent profit-driven enforcement, Polk County Sheriff’s Office collects $84 per hour reviewing violations – far exceeding deputy wages, while the school district rakes in millions. New documents reveal the Polk County school bus...
by Brian Burgess | Nov 20, 2024
Law enforcement investigators and teams are turning to advanced technology and community partnerships to dismantle organized theft rings across Florida. With retail theft in Florida and the nation surging over the past five years, and businesses estimating losses of...
by Capitolist Staff | Nov 18, 2024
Storm impacts drive job losses in key sectors, but year-over-year growth and low statewide unemployment highlight resilience Florida’s private-sector employment took a hit in October as the state faced the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. However, the...
by Brian Burgess | Oct 31, 2024
Felony drug possession, drug possession misdemeanors, multiple failures to appear in court, careless driving, and driving on a suspended license are just a few of the things both Tallahassee Police and the Tallahassee Democrat ignored in their cover up of the Ryan Ray...
by Brian Burgess | Oct 25, 2024
On the evening of February 8th, 2022, Tallahassee police officers responded to a call at a Circle K gas station, where they found Ryan Ray, an aide to City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, passed out in the driver’s seat of a car. Body camera footage from the incident,...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 13, 2024
Polk County Public School officials ducked Florida’s laws on competitive bidding by using a Texas middleman to broker a lucrative, pre-negotiated contract with a school bus camera company. After questions arose about the original contract’s illegal payment...
