Howard Goodman: Only 27 percent of fourth-graders passed this year’s writing test, representing a plunge of deep-sea proportions.

Howard Goodman: The school has ruled the famed Marching 100 should remain suspended for at least another year.

VIDEO: The U.S. Postal Service refuses to investigate a package from Yemen and an employee’s mysterious illness.

J.J. Barrow and Trevor Aaronson: The U.S. Postal Service refuses to investigate a suspicious package from Yemen that spilled chemicals at an Orlando facility and caused an employee’s debilitating illness.

J.J. Barrow and Trevor Aaronson: El Servicio de Correos de Estados Unidos se niega a investigar un paquete sospechoso procedente de Yemen que derramó sustancias peligrosas en una instalación de Orlando y le causó una enfermedad debilitante a un empleado.

Howard Goodman: Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 has long been a joyous model of high-stepping, boisterous precision. But since the hazing death of a drum major, it has been an organization in crisis, its reputation in tatters.

Howard Goodman: Where does Florida stand on same-sex marriage? It wouldn’t win in a vote.

Howard Goodman: A Palm Beach Post investigation reveals that Palm Beach County’s current high-tech voting equipment cannot be fully trusted to perform the most basic tasks: count votes correctly and keep them secure.

Howard Goodman: The state is ranked as the second-best in America in which to do business, according to a survey of 650 business leaders by Chief Executive magazine.

Howard Goodman: The city of Tampa will be able to ban clubs and spears during the Republican National Convention. But not guns.