Condo Owner vs. Condo Lawyer

Condo Owner vs. Condo Lawyer

May 22, 2013

Steve Miller: Stuck with a $1,600 legal bill, one Miami condo owner describes his Florida-style problem.

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Published in Blog, Government, Housing

Medicaid Expansion Ballot Measure ‘On The Table’

Medicaid Expansion Ballot Measure ‘On The Table’

May 21, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Advocates across the country, including in Florida, are proposing ballot initiatives to bypass legislatures unwilling to expand Medicaid.

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Published in Blog, Government, Health, Politics

For Orlando Postal Worker, Illness Still Mystery

For Orlando Postal Worker, Illness Still Mystery

May 20, 2013

Trevor Aaronson: The case of Jeffrey A. Lill, a U.S. Postal Service employee injured at a mail-sort facility in Orlando more than two years ago, is still unresolved.

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Published in Blog, Environment, Government, Health, Justice

For Enterprise Florida, $3 Million the Price of a Press Release

For Enterprise Florida, $3 Million the Price of a Press Release

May 20, 2013

Steve Miller: When the state of Florida handed over incentive funds of $3 million to airline AirTran in 2008 for a new systems-operations center, the deal included a caveat: a public announcement of AirTran’s featly to Florida.

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Published in Blog, Business, Government

Gov. Rick Scott Signs Into Law Greater Transparency for Economic Incentives

Gov. Rick Scott Signs Into Law Greater Transparency for Economic Incentives

May 17, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill into law today that would create some transparency in the state’s controversial economic incentives program.

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Published in Blog, Business, Economy, Government, Open Records, Politics

Power Tool Industry Defends Table Saw Safety as Disabling Injuries Increase

Power Tool Industry Defends Table Saw Safety as Disabling Injuries Increase

May 16, 2013

FairWarning: Each year, more than 67,000 U.S. workers and do-it-yourselfers suffer blade contact injuries, according to government estimates, including more than 33,000 injuries treated in emergency rooms and 4,000 amputations.

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Published in Government, Health

Lax State Rules Provide Cover for Sponsors of Attack Ads

Lax State Rules Provide Cover for Sponsors of Attack Ads

May 16, 2013

Alan Suderman: In Florida, it's virtually impossible to track how much was spent by outside groups trying to hurt or help a particular candidate.

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Published in Government, Open Records, Politics

State Lawmakers Kept Their Cheaper Health Insurance, Denied Medicaid Expansion

State Lawmakers Kept Their Cheaper Health Insurance, Denied Medicaid Expansion

May 15, 2013

Ashley Lopez: At the same time the Republican-led Florida Legislature was turning down federal funds that would pay for expanding the state's Medicaid program to more than 1 million people who cannot afford health insurance, those same state lawmakers were working to keep their own insurance premiums lower than most other state employees.

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Published in Blog, Government, Health, Insurance, Politics

RNC’s Hispanic Outreach Director in Florida Becomes a Democrat

RNC’s Hispanic Outreach Director in Florida Becomes a Democrat

May 14, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Pablo Pantoja cited among his reasons for leaving a "culture of intolerance surrounding the Republican Party."

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Published in Blog, Immigration, Politics

FCIR Wins Seven Green Eyeshade Awards

May 13, 2013

The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting took first place in three categories: public service in radio journalism, online investigative reporting and online business reporting.

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Published in Blog, Journalism

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