John Pacenti

John Pacenti

@jpacenti.bsky.social

I'm the government impact reporter for USA Today Network Florida. I live in South Florida.

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John Pacenti
@jpacenti.bsky.social

The country may be hopelessly divided, but hatred of automated surveillance cameras that employ artificial intelligence crosses party lines, uniting civil libertarians and the don’t-tread-on-me crowd. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/c...

palmbeachpost.comInside the revolt against Florida's controversial police security camerasResidents are pushing back against surveillance cameras, arguing they're an invasion of privacy. The issue has escalated ahead of the mid-term elections.

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90for90.bsky.social
@90for90.bsky.social

🚨“Williams used Trump's own words, ’I'm suing myself,’ to conclude that the settlement amounted to collusion between the president his own Justice Department. Judge Williams carefully grounded her findings in Supreme Court cases, written by Donald Trump's allies,…” www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

yahoo.comMeet the Florida judge who took on Trump and Alligator AlcatrazU.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams is no stranger to taking on the MAGA agenda. Now she has slammed President Trump's settlement with the IRS.

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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
@rcfp.org

Last year, a Florida village enacted a policy barring public employees from speaking to the press without permission from top officials. Now, @rcfp.org attorneys are representing @kbindependent.org in a lawsuit arguing that the law is unconstitutional.

rcfp.orgFlorida newsroom sues Key Biscayne over unconstitutional ‘gag’ policyA policy that bars public employees from speaking to the press violates the First Amendment, RCFP attorneys argue in the lawsuit.

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

After being hired to promote Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, Deloitte Consulting priced reports about its own marketing performance at $300,000 a month. A final report, which was due in February, could cost the state nearly half a million. ➡️ Read the full story: propub.li/3YOiJ66

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Erin Reed
@erininthemorning.com

AP could have been cowardly and rolled over for Trump. “We had to comply or we’d lose [funding/access/privileges]” like so many orgs are doing. It would have been easy for them to say “gulf of America” But it never stops there. They got the memo. Good job AP.

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social

BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment. This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back. Well done AP👏

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Ashton Pittman
@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

The Mississippi Legislature is NOT a "public body" and NOT subject to the Open Meetings Act under state law, a judge has ruled. That means a quorum of House Republicans will be able to continue to meet and make key legislative decisions in private. #MSLeg @nickjudin.bsky.social reports:

mississippifreepress.orgMississippi Legislature Not a ‘Public Body,’ Judge RulesThe Mississippi Legislature is not a public body and not subject to the state’s Open Meetings Act, a Hinds County Chancery Court judge ruled.