Trevor Aaronson is a finalist for the all-media competition recognizing excellence by journalists under the age of 35.

Howard Goodman: Thousands of the vacant properties that blight South Florida neighborhoods are owned by the world’s wealthiest banks, which often drag their feet on foreclosure proceedings because they see little profit in the houses.

Howard Goodman: A federal judge has ruled that Gov. Rick Scott violated the Constitution last year when he ordered drug testing for state government workers.

Howard Goodman: To save $1.4 million, the University of Florida is eliminating its computer science department. And that’s just the beginning of questionable decisions concerning Florida’s university system.

FCIR Contributing Editor Tristram Korten’s public radio report “Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt” won top honors in the public affair category.

Howard Goodman: Gov. Rick Scott’s task force, convening to review Florida’s expansive self-defense law, looks all set to fire blanks.

Howard Goodman: Rep. Allen West’s smear of Democratic members of Congress continues to reverberate in Florida and nationwide.

Haiti-based reporter Jacob Kushner talked today with Phil Latzman of WLRN Miami Herald News about his stories for the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting.

Howard Goodman: A liberal group is urging Florida lawmakers to sever ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council, the organization that helped spread Stand Your Ground and voting-restriction laws to dozens of states.

Howard Goodman: Republicans have noticed that they aren’t scoring all that well with Latinos — and before the fastest-growing segment of the electorate slips away from them altogether, they’re trying to recover lost ground.