Care? Rick Scott Doesn’t Have to Care
Ralph De La Cruz: Pleas from Florida mayors didn't change Gov. Rick Scott's position on the high-speed rail project.
FCIR Reaches Six-Month Mark
The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting has reached Floridians in both English and Spanish through print, television, radio and the Internet, forged new partnerships with established and emerging media organizations, and experienced the monthly doubling of traffic to the website.
El FCIR cumple seis meses
La labor del FCIR ha llegado a los floridanos, tanto en inglés como español, en los medios impresos, televisión, radio y la Internet, forjando nuevas alianzas con entidades de prensa establecidas y nuevas, y el tráfico en su página de Internet ha aumentado el doble.
FCIR Associate Director Discusses the Week’s News on WLRN
Mc Nelly Torres appeared on WLRN's "The Florida Roundup" along with Jim DeFede of CBS4 and Marc Caputo of the Miami Herald.
Government Report Finds 92 Percent of Nursing Homes Employ Convicts
ProPublica: Though most states require nursing homes to conduct criminal background checks for prospective hires, 92 percent employ at least one worker with a criminal conviction.
In Nubia Doctor Case, Heartbreak Worsens
Ralph De La Cruz: The tragic case of Nubia and Victor Barahona should serve as a reminder that we can't afford to cut almost 2,000 jobs at the Department of Children and Families.