Ashley Lopez: In a repeat of last year, the Florida Senate voted down the controversial “parent trigger” bill in a tie vote this week.

FCIR and NBC6 examine how lax regulations may have contributed to an increase in boater deaths in Florida.

Ashley Lopez: Sen. Marco Rubio’s plans to pass bipartisan immigration reform this year have put him in the hot seat with conservatives, and Rubio is now trying to claw back into their good graces.

Steve Miller: In a court filing, the Monroe County Property Appraiser alleges multinational corporation Balfour Beatty rents to private citizens 74 percent of apartments that are currently tax exempt due to their designation as military housing.

In an editorial this week, the Washington Post cited Trevor Aaronson’s story about how the FBI in Boston launched an elaborate sting operation against a suspected terrorist with a far-fetched idea and no capability for terrorism just as it stopped tracking Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Ashley Lopez: The House bill not only prohibits local government from requiring employers to offer sick pay benefits but also cancels out living-wage ordinances.

StateImpact Florida and the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting won a regional Regional Edward R. Murrow Award in investigative reporting for the series “13th Grade.”

Ashley Lopez: Will the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing come to the Sunshine State?

Ashley Lopez: Florida’s legislative session ends in two weeks and state lawmakers say they might not reach a decision on whether to accept the federal government’s health care reform money to expand Medicaid.

Steve Miller: State Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, is a good example of how Florida politicians can circumvent financial disclosure laws.