For Torture Victim, Justice in a Florida Courtroom
Ralph De La Cruz: Carlos Mauricio has spent half his life dealing with three weeks of false imprisonment and eight days of torture. In an Orlando courtroom, he may finally find justice.
Rick Scott’s Approval Rating Lowest Among Nation’s Governors
Ralph De La Cruz: The latest Quinnipiac poll reveals that Florida's Rick Scott has the lowest approval rating of any governor out of six states polled.
FCIR Receives Grants from Nation Institute, Blum Foundation
The grants will support journalism to be published in 2011.
Foreclosure Contractors Face New Scrutiny From States
ProPublica: While federal and state officials investigating flawed foreclosures have largely focused on holding the banks accountable and bringing relief to wronged homeowners, officials in a few states have begun targeting the more obscure middlemen of the foreclosure scandal.
GAO Report: Tax Debtors Stimulated
Ralph De La Cruz: Some of the companies, government agencies and nonprofits that received federal stimulus money owed the IRS a combined $757 million.
Child Death Exposes Failure of Attorney General’s Office
Ralph De La Cruz: The death of 13-month-old Ezekiel Mathis reveals problems that go beyond the Department of Children and Families.