Ashley Lopez: Environmental regulations and the agency that implements them in Florida went through some big changes last week, and according to environmentalists, they aren’t good changes.

Ashley Lopez: The accused murderer’s attorneys have already spent $300,000.

Ashley Lopez: Even though former Gov. Charlie Crist has not announced that he will run against Gov. Rick Scott in the 2014 Florida gubernatorial election, the Republican Party of Florida has already started a campaign to attack his record.

Steve Miller: The firm that built and delivered the wrong bridge in Davie receives plenty of other government business.

Ashley Lopez: After a disastrous presidential election last year, the Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott have restored the state’s early voting days, which were cut short in 2011 as part of a GOP-backed bill overhauling election laws.

FCIR Associate Director Trevor Aaronson, author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism, talks about terrorism sting operations.

FCIR’s Trevor Aaronson was a guest May 23 on MSNBC’s “Jansing & Co.” for a segment about the war on terrorism.

Trevor Aaronson: This year’s farm bills in the U.S. House and Senate will cut back on many of the subsidies for the nation’s agriculture industry. But the price supports that benefit the domestic sugar industry won’t be affected, demonstrating just how powerful Big Sugar is on Capitol Hill.

Ashley Lopez: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill Tuesday night. The bill, which includes a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants and tighter border security, now heads to the U.S. Senate floor for final consideration.

Steve Miller: Stuck with a $1,600 legal bill, one Miami condo owner describes his Florida-style problem.