Romy Ellenbogen

Reporting @TB_Times 🌞 Talk to me: [email protected]

[Jim DeFede @DeFede]

On a podcast with an anti-abortion activist, @AGJamesUthmeier boasted he would "use every tool in his office" to eliminate all abortion clinics in FL and discussed his efforts to use an obscure family court case to push for "fetal personhood." @CBSMiami
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[Jason Garcia @Jason_Garcia]

“At least four state attorneys emailed TV stations in their jurisdictions to warn them of potential criminal charges for airing the ads, records obtained by the Tampa Bay Times show.”

[Miami Herald @MiamiHerald]

How Byron and Erika Donalds’ wealth hinges on millions in state education dollars https://t.co/L4dskC0WAj

[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

Florida AG James Uthmeier petitioned a court to stop the Florida Democratic Party from airing an ad talking about the leaked Hope Florida grand jury report.

With @JustinGarciaFL and help from @LivCaputo
https://t.co/uW8u368wcy

[Justin Garcia @JustinGarciaFL]

Hope Florida: state attorneys told television stations they could face criminal charges for airing political ads about a leaked grand jury report. The warnings were sent after a lawyer with the Republican party contacted the state attorneys about the ads

https://t.co/tYEVatvSbM

[Liv Caputo @LivCaputo]

A rare rematch for a Hillsborough-based state legislative seat — won by an underfunded newcomer in a shocking upset just seven months ago — is turning ugly.

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[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

The Seminole Tribe is suing DraftKings, saying the gaming group is running an illegal sports betting operation in Florida.
https://t.co/hNXSY1NPs4

[Claire Heddles @claireheddles]

Byron Donalds' campaign updated his website this week stripping away numerous references to Trump's endorsement, removing his photo with the president and taking "enact the Trump agenda" off his issues page

https://t.co/U3sSqlAxoA

[Claire Healy @clurhealy]

Officials called Alligator Alcatraz’s ‘box’ a hoax. Detainees called it torture.

We spoke with 9 former detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, and a lawyer for a 10th, about what some called “the punishment cells.”

W/@ChurchillNdonwi

https://t.co/8Axa0HPnkJ

[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

Byron Donalds, the GOP nominee for governor, said he denounces racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry.

“The Republican Party is the Party that was created to free slaves and fight for the civil rights of all Americans – I will continue that proud legacy as Florida’s next Governor."

[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

A Florida GOP House candidate (who seems sure to win) attended the deadly white nationalist Charlottesville rally in 2017

Marshall Rawson, a Florida State Guardsman, said it was “no coincidence” he got deployment orders on Confederate Memorial Day
https://t.co/wH5h6YpC2C

[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

A Florida GOP House candidate (who seems sure to win) attended the deadly white nationalist Charlottesville rally in 2017

Marshall Rawson, a Florida State Guardsman, said it was “no coincidence” he got deployment orders on Confederate Memorial Day
https://t.co/wH5h6YpC2C

[Emily L. Mahoney @mahoneysthename]

GOP Florida House candidate attended white nationalist Charlottesville rally

Marshall Rawson also spent years involved in a white supremacist organization and has received donations from extremists, like a lawyer who repped KKK members. @romyellenbogen

https://t.co/LwykfqGHy0

[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

Judge Weiss, going beyond what is typically required for the case, suggested that surrogacy may be unconstitutional. His order centers around the idea of fetal personhood, which could have major impacts on reproductive law.
https://t.co/6r2cItlhOt

[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

A Florida judge who questioned surrogacy's legality — a case that drew the attention of Florida's attorney general — is getting a promotion.

DeSantis this month appointed Judge Marlon Weiss to the 4th District Court of Appeal.
https://t.co/OqxsY8zRPK

[Ana Ceballos @anaceballos_]

In the summer of 2025, when the camp opened, the heat in the Everglades would reach between 105F and 110F.

The government said detainees were kept in air-conditioned tents and never disclosed the use of outdoor cages. Even so, detainees were distressed about the conditions indoors. Inside, they described bugs the size of their fists, fluctuating temperatures and a lack of access to attorneys.

https://t.co/ulgJNsH5mr

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz used small metal cages to confine migrants, a watchdog report said. https://t.co/SveHj5NQ1p

[Romy Ellenbogen @romyellenbogen]

@AmandaNicRosa I'm sorry Amanda, wishing the best for you

[Carol Marbin Miller @MarbinMiller]

This will be a long thread. Please stick with it.

The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)

[Emily L. Mahoney @mahoneysthename]

A really sad day. This is the paper that made the nation care about Jeffrey Epstein and helped uncover the Hope Florida scandal alongside @TB_Times.

Florida needs the @MiamiHerald

[Claire Heddles @claireheddles]

Florida has adjusted its vendor contracts for Alligator Alcatraz by hundreds of millions of dollars since closing the site.

FDEM is now asking the state leg for an extra $188M for the emergency fund paying for these contracts to cover “pending invoices”