In 2011, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting explored deportations, pollution, education funding, foreclosures, extraditions, workplace safety, immigration enforcement and Gov. Rick Scott. Catch up on FCIR’s special reports below, and support next year’s reporting by making a tax-deductible donation.
Poisoned Ground
- Large Corporations Cash in on Florida Environmental Fund
- Grandes empresas se benefician de fondo ambiental de la Florida
Deportations to Haiti
- U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks
- Haitianos deportados de Estados Unidos enfrentan detención ilegal y riesgos de salud
- Slideshow: U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks
- Samuel Lizius Describes Being Deported to Haiti and Detained
- Behind the Story: FCIR’s Investigation of Deportations to Haiti
- U.S. Government Will Review 300,000 Deportation Cases
Air Pollution
Education Funding
- School of Hard Financial Knocks
- Duras lecciones financieras
- Polk County Education Officials Delayed Return of Federal Funds
- Despite Controversy, Florida Moves Forward With Teacher Merit Pay
Foreclosures
- Florida and Foreclosures
- Florida y la ejecución de hipotecas
- Interactive Statewide Data: Florida’s Foreclosure Density, How the Big Cities Fared, Foreclosures by Type
- Interactive County-by-County Data: Broward, Duval, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole
- Video: Ralph De La Cruz Explores Florida Foreclosures with Hola TV, Part 1 (en Español)
- Video: Ralph De La Cruz Explores Florida Foreclosures with Hola TV, Part 2 (en Español)
Workplace Safety
- Employees Not Always Safe in Model Workplaces
- Infracciones de seguridad en centros de trabajo modelo
Extraditions Under Review
- Pursuit Rare for Bail Fugitives Who Skip the Country
- When Florida Fugitives Flee the Country, Justice Rarely Follows
- Afianzadores tras la pista de clientes fugitivos
Total Recall
- Is It Time to Recall Rick Scott?
- Rick Kriseman Has Become the Face of Recall
- Care? Rick Scott Doesn’t Have to Care
- Rick Scott’s Approval Ratings Plummet
- The Political Lessons of Rick Scott
Mental Health Funding At Risk
Security Breach
- Security Breach
- Brecha de seguridad
- ICE: Secure Communities Not Optional
- El ICE: Secure Communities no es opcional
- FCIR Associate Director Discusses Secure Communities on Hola TV
- Internal Documents Prove ICE Misled Public About Secure Communities
- Ralph De La Cruz Talks About Rita Cote on Hola TV
- Judge Requires Greater Openness About Secure Communities
- Report: Secure Communities Encourages Racial Profiling, Lack of Due Process