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Ex-Florida senator guilty in election case sentenced to 60 days in jail
Frank Artiles was found guilty on three election-related counts after running a no-party spoiler candidate in a 2020 Florida Senate race.
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Floodlight, NPR, the Orlando Sentinel and other media partners revealed how utilities paid a consulting group that infiltrated local news media, attacked clean energy foes and intimidated public officials. The two stories with NPR were finalists for the 2023 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, were first place in the disinformation category at the 2023 Los Angeles Press Club / Southern California Journalism Awards, and won the 2024 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award.
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‘They stole an election’; Former Florida senator convicted in ‘ghost candidates’ scandal
Frank Artiles was found guilty on three election-related counts after running a no-party spoiler candidate in a 2020 Florida Senate race.
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Florida investor uses internal records to sue power company for alleged fraud
The lawsuit alleging mismanagement and lies is the latest legal action by shareholders against Florida Power & Light’s parent company
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Florida Power CEO implicated in scandals abruptly steps down
Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy announced his retirement on Wednesday. The company says the move was not prompted by recent scandals.
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She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative.
ABC News producer in Florida becomes a corporate operative.
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In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics
Power company money flows to media attacking critics in Florida, Alabama.
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Leaked: US power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy
Leaked: U.S. power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy One industry consulting firm has influenced politics across Florida, Alabama and at least six other states.
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Firm working for FPL took control of news site, let execs influence coverage, records show
Political consulting firm Matrix also considered purchasing or creating other news sites, records show.
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A Florida power company didn’t like a journalist’s commentary. Its consultants had him followed
Consultants for Florida Power & Light, the largest electric utility in the US, conducted surveillance on a Jacksonville journalist
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Revealed: the Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar
Florida Power & Light delivered bill text to a state lawmaker. Its parent company sent $10,000 to her campaign coffers.