No Stable Home, More Felony Charges: Is This Making Florida Safer?

Housing · Accountability · Public Safety No Stable Home, More Felony Charges: Is This Making Florida Safer? Child safety deserves policies that work. A closer look at housing barriers, reporting rules and the human cost of repeated arrests. By FAC Media Research and Commentary October 15, 2026 On October 14, Brevard booked Travis Kinte Green, listed as transient in Cocoa.

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Operation Sandspur: A Few Weeks Later, a Closer Look at the Numbers

FAC MEDIA · A CLOSER LOOK Operation Sandspur: A Few Weeks Later, a Closer Look at the Numbers Research and Commentary From the official announcement FDLE’s Pensacola Regional Operations Center, shown in the agency’s Operation Sandspur announcement. This is a generic agency image, not a photo of the operation. Image: Florida Department of Law Enforcement 101 Contacts reported 21 Arrests

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More Than a Month Later: A Closer Look at Manatee County’s “27 Arrests” Headline

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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Media Tuesday The Buzz #5: Families, Fresh Perspectives and Reasons for Hope

FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE MEDIA Tuesday’s Media Buzz Families, Fresh Perspectives and Reasons for Hope October 13, 2026 • News, context and community Behind the headlines, people are still living their lives. A court decision, a proposed restriction or an enforcement announcement can change how people move through the world. This week’s stories invite us to look beyond the headline: what

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Florida’s Registry Keeps Growing. Public Safety or Overenforcement?

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

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“It’s the Law”: The Human Side of Registry Enforcement

Florida Action Committee Opinion & Commentary “It’s the Law”: The Human Side of Registry Enforcement The questions that follow people on both sides of the badge By FAC Media October 3, 2026 · Updated October 4, 2026 As a military veteran, I have friends in law enforcement. I ask them these same questions on a personal level, and even they

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