Jeffrey Schweers 🐊
@jeffschweers
Capital bureau reporter for @orlandosentinel. Former statehouse reporter for @TDonline. Last Tallahassee bureau reporter for @TampaTribune. @UF, @TheAlligator.
RIP, Theo.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theodore Huxtable across all eight seasons of “The Cosby Show,” has died in an accidental drowning. He was 54. variety.com/2025/tv/news/m…
Blaise Ingoglia @GovGoneWild sworn in as CFO of Florida. Fla @GovRonDeSantis - who appointed him to replace @JimmyPatronis says this is no "window dressing" appointment.
Local cops act as immigration agents, taking mostly Latino residents to jails that hand them over to feds. Traffic violations and other minor crimes comprise most cases, with one-fifth suspected of violent crimes. orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/20/orl…
The @FLSERT pulled all Alligator Alcatraz contracts off the state's public contracts website after reporters asked probing questions about the payments. The contract cover sheets were reposted Saturday but not the pages containing greater detail.
Florida emergencies mean millions for connected contractors orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/19/flo…
That includes $240 million in no-bid contracts for Alligator Alcatraz
Florida emergencies mean millions for connected contractors orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/19/flo…
Congressional Democrats seek to defund Alligator Alcatraz. ‘No cages in the Everglades.’ trib.al/6KSLlrR
Florida emergencies mean millions for connected contractors orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/19/flo…
"Without fear or favor" Read Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey’s letter to colleagues after DOJ firing msnbc.com/top-stories/la…
A teen ended up at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention center tampabay.com/news/florida-p…
Oil drilling company files appeal on Apalachicola River permit denial. The notice doesn't give a basis for appeal. But the company told Florida DEP in May that a judge's denial recommendation was "fundamentally flawed" on key issues. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…
Maxwell: Florida flouts auditing law on ‘emergency’ immigration spending – Orlando Sentinel orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/15/all…
One thing is quickly becoming clear about “Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigrant detention camp that the state of Florida just opened in the middle of the Everglades: The politicians running the place are bigger lawbreakers than many of the immigrants they’re locking up. 🧵...
NEW: The @MiamiHerald obtained records that give insight into who is being held at the Alligator Alcatraz. A list of roughly 750 names marks about: ◾️250 with immigration violations ◾️260 with pending criminal charges ◾️240 with criminal convictions miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/07/11/cli…
Florida's auditor failed to look at illegal immigration expenditures orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/11/flo…
Alligator Alcatraz Rises, and The Everglades Foundation Goes Dark thebackstoryblog.com/f/alligator-al…
Odd, unexplained payments raise more questions about Hope Florida orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/11/odd…
Atty: DACA recipient from Orange County at Alligator Alcatraz orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/09/dac…
TikToker says he was fired after videos from inside Alligator Alcatraz went viral miamiherald.com/news/politics-…