Blog – Page 66 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Voting Rights Advocates, Experts Criticize House Campaign Reform Efforts

February 15, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Campaign finance experts and voting rights advocates say proposed campaign finance reforms won't improve the fairness of elections -- and might even make things worse.

‘Parent Trigger’ Proposed Again in Florida Legislature

February 14, 2013

Ashley Lopez: A bill that would allow parents to decide the fate of failing public schools -- which could mean turning a troubled public school into a charter school -- will come up for consideration in the upcoming session of the Florida Legislature.

Rick Scott Wants to Double Economic Incentive Budget During Controversy Over Program’s Effectiveness

February 13, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Is the state agency charged with attracting jobs to Florida doing its own job?

Immigration Reform Catapults Rubio To ‘Republican Savior’

February 8, 2013

Ashley Lopez: The immigration reform debate has turned Sen. Marco Rubio into the "savior" of the Republican Party.

Koch-Backed Group Helps Fund Report Criticizing Florida’s Business Handouts

February 6, 2013

Ashley Lopez: A group connected to the Koch brothers helped fund an Integrity Florida study of the state's economic incentives program.

Legislative Redistricting Staff Used Private Emails to Coordinate With State GOP

February 5, 2013

Ashley Lopez: New evidence shows that the leaders of a redistricting effort last year allowed their staffs to use private email addresses and personal file sharing accounts to swap information with consultants from the Republican Party of Florida.