Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford Softens Position on Medicaid Expansion
Ashley Lopez: Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, said he is not writing off completely the possibility of expanding Medicaid in the Sunshine State.
Trevor Aaronson Interviewed About ‘The Terror Factory’ on The Big Picture With Thom Hartmann
FCIR's associate director discussed his new book, which reveals the use of FBI informants and terrorism sting operations in Muslim communities nationwide.
Florida Senate Panel Approves Same-Sex Registry
Ashley Lopez: For years, gay rights groups have been lobbying for a statewide domestic partnership bill -- but the increasingly conservative Florida Legislature had stalled those efforts.
U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, Critical of Government Spending, Doled Out Staff Bonuses
Steve Miller: U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, a Republican from Panama City, gave $26,000 in taxpayer money for bonuses to 16 of his staffers as he told the Panama City newspaper that the federal government is "spending money we don’t have."
Inspector General: $20 Million Digital Domain Blunder Could Happen Again
Ashley Lopez: An inspector general report found that the process for doling out millions of taxpayer dollars to private companies hasn't changed much since Florida handed $20 million to Digital Domain -- a movie graphics company in Port St. Lucie that filed for bankruptcy and laid off its entire staff.
At 14 Florida Airports, No One ‘Pushing Tin’
Steve Miller: Of Florida’s 14 tower closures, four are at airports that received federal stimulus funds, including work for reconstructing and extending runways.