Divided by Politics, United by Disgust of Violence
Ralph De La Cruz: The armed attack on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona is a wake-up call for Floridians to change political discourse and gun laws.
Déjà-vu? The National Commission Report on BP’s Gulf Disaster Echoes Old Findings
ProPublica: It turns out the report -- at least the language dedicated to the disaster's most prominent miscreant, BP -- echoes both public and private analysis done after a series of BP accidents, small and large, over the last decade.
E-Verify: Is This Guy Really Our Governor?
Ralph De La Cruz: Gov. Rick Scott, a proponent of small government, increased the influence and reach of state bureaucracy in one of his first order of business.
Bank Errors Cause Damage to Credit, Distress to Homeowners
ProPublica: Some consumers have been surprised to see damage to their credit score after requesting information from the banks.
At Foreclosure Law Firms, Concerns About Novice Attorneys
ProPublica: The Palm Beach Post recently reviewed records from the Florida Bar and reported that nearly half of the attorneys working at Florida's four largest foreclosure law firms have practiced law for less than three years.