Reforming Florida’s Sex Offender Registry Laws
Florida Action Committee · Opinion Seven Years of Service: Was April Watson Treated Fairly? For about seven years, April Watson served the Town of Jay. She collected water bills, took on more duties and worked to rebuild her life. Those years deserve to count. Jay City Hall. Photo from the Town of Jay website. “People are different, people change.” Mayor
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More Than a Month Later: A Closer Look at Manatee County’s “27 Arrests” Headline By FAC Media | Research and Commentary Sheriff Rick Wells at the September 2, 2026 Operation Safe Childhood briefing. Photo published by Pulse of Manatee; cropped. Children deserve safety. Survivors deserve lasting care. Families deserve clear answers. Public money should support work that protects children and
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FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE Protecting Children Means Taking a Closer Look at Stings Opinion and documented research on child safety, government power and public cost. Online stings use decoys: adults posing as children. Children deserve safety, survivors deserve care, and these investigations deserve fair, open review. Could government be reaching too far? Its power, cost and burden on families should match
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Florida Action Committee · Media Buzz Keefe Named FDLE Commissioner; Glass Heads to Miami-Dade Florida has a new law-enforcement chief. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet selected Larry Keefe to lead the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, replacing Mark Glass. The Palm Beach Post has the appointment details. Keefe served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida from
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Florida’s Registry Keeps Growing. Public Safety or Overenforcement? What are taxpayers getting? By Florida Action Committee Media Opinion and Commentary · October 11, 2026 An arrest makes a headline. What happens afterward is harder to see. Florida’s registry grows, reporting rules accumulate, and public money supports enforcement. But the public still needs clearer answers about costs, outcomes
Read moreFLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE MEDIA BUZZ Chris Hansen in Florida and the public cost of the televised sting By FAC Media | Opinion and Research Long after a sting ends and the cameras leave, the people involved and their families, friends and colleagues still have lives to live. That includes Chris Hansen’s productions and any sting operation. Children who have
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