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Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students

Published on February 12, 2012. Tags: American Psychological Association, Barbara Duffield, Broward County, Christina M. Savino, Collier County, Duval County Public Schools, Education Resource Strategies, Ellen L. Bassuk, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida Public School Districts, Foreclosures, Free and/or Reduced Meals, Great Recession, Harvard Medical School, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Homeless, Karen Hawley Miles, Ken Gaughan, Lake County Schools, Low Wages, Martin County Public Schools, Mary Kate Harrison, Mc Nelly Torres, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County School District, Nassau County School District, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, National Center on Family Homelessness, Orange County, Orange County Public Schools, Osceola County, Palm Beach County, Pinellas County Schools, Polk County, Poverty, Santa Rosa County School District, Seminole County, St. Johns County, U.S. Department of Education, Unemployment

Mc Nelly Torres: An FCIR analysis of data on child poverty, homelessness and subsidized lunches shows how much poorer Florida has become since the Great Recession.

Published in Economy, Education, Government2 Comments

La pobreza y el desamparo se disparan entre los estudiantes de la Florida

Published on February 12, 2012. Tags: Alimentos Subsidiados, Asociación de Psicología de Estados Unidos, Bajos Salarios, Barbara Duffield, Centro National de Familias Desamparadas, Christina M. Savino, Condado Broward, Condado Collier, Condado Duval, Condado Hillsborough, Condado Lake, Condado Martin, Condado Miami-Dade, Condado Monroe, Condado Nassau, Condado Orange, Condado Osceola, Condado Palm Beach, Condado Pinellas, Condado Polk, Condado Santa Rosa, Condado Seminole, Condado St. Johns, Departamento de Educación, Desempleo, Dirección de Control de Emergencias, Education Resources Strategies, Ejecuciones Hipotecarias, Ellen L. Bassuk, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Harvard, Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Gran Recesión, Karen Hawley Miles, Ken Gaughan, Mary Kate Harrison, Mc Nelly Torres, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Pobreza, Sistema de Escuelas Públicas del Condado Orange, Sistema Escolar de la Florida, Tercer Mundo

Mc Nelly Torres: Un análisis de la FCIR de estadísticas sobre pobreza, desamparo y almuerzo subsidiado muestra un aumento significativo en la Florida desde la Gran Recesión.

Published in Economy, Education, Español, Government0 Comments

Action at Last on Foreclosure Fraud?

Published on February 7, 2012. Tags: Foreclosure Mills, Foreclosures, Gretchen Morgenson, Housing, Howard Goodman, mortgages, Nye Lavalle, Pam Bondi

Howard Goodman: Attorneys general of the 50 states were being polled to see if they’re on board with a multibillion-dollar settlement with the nation’s biggest banks over the foreclosure practices of the late 2000s.

Published in Blog, Economy, Housing2 Comments

Florida Ranks Near Bottom for Income, Financial Security of Residents

Published on February 2, 2012. Tags: Corporation for Enterprise Development, Education, Florida and Foreclosures, Foreclosure, health, Howard Goodman, Insurance, Poverty, Unemployment

Howard Goodman: A study finds Florida one of the worst states in the nation for income and financial security.

Published in Blog, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Insurance2 Comments

With Pension Fund, Florida Chooses Not to Invest in Transparency

Published on January 20, 2012. Tags: Ash Williams, Hedge Fund, Jeff Atwater, Mike Fasano, Pam Bondi, Public Records, Ralph De La Cruz, Ramius LLC, Rick Scott, St. Petersburg Times, Starboard Value And Opportunity, State Board of Administration, Thomas Strauss, Thomas Tew

Ralph De La Cruz: Confrontational and secretive Ash Williams, the man responsible for Florida’s $120 billion pension fund, was unanimously reappointed. The question: Why?

Published in Blog, Economy, Government, Politics0 Comments

Haitian Farmers Undermined by Food Aid

Published on January 11, 2012. Tags: Food for Peace, Haiti, Haiti Justice Alliance, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Jacob Kushner, U.S. Agency for International Development

Jacob Kushner: U.S. spent $140 million on controversial post-quake food exports.

Published in Economy, Justice0 Comments

No Prison Time? We’ll Take Cash

Published on January 9, 2012. Tags: Bank of New York Mellon, Carl Fiorentino, CompUSA, Fraud, Pam Bondi, Patrick Fiorentino, Ponzi Scheme, Ralph De La Cruz, Rambo, Robert P. Kelly, Scott Rothstein, The Miami Herald

Ralph De La Cruz: When it comes to financial and corporate misdeeds, civil lawsuits and whistleblowers are the hope for justice these days.

Published in Blog, Economy, Government, Justice0 Comments

Rick Scott Takes Credit for Jobs, Economic Growth — But Data Shows Wages Fell for Working Poor, Poverty Still Widespread

Published on January 8, 2012. Tags: Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, David Hart, Department of Economic Opportunity, Employment, Florida CHAIN, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, Lane Wright, Laura Goodhue, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Public Policy Polling, Quinnipiac University, Rick Scott, Sean Snaith, Tomás Regalado, Tristram Korten

Tristram Korten: The governor’s claims of success are premature, even inaccurate, according to a Florida Center for Investigative Reporting examination.

Published in Economy, Government, Politics3 Comments

Rick Scott se acredita creación de empleos y crecimiento económico, pero la información muestra una baja de salario para los trabajadores pobres y la pobreza se mantiene elevada

Published on January 8, 2012. Tags: Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, David Hart, Department of Business Opportunity, Employment, Florida CHAIN, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, Lane Wright, Laura Goodhue, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Public Policy Polling, Quinnipiac University, Rick Scott, Sean Snaith, Tomás Regalado, Tristram Korten

Tristram Korten: Las alegaciones de avances por parte del gobernador son prematuras, incluso inexactas, según un análisis del Florida Center for Investigative Reporting.

Published in Economy, Español, Government, Politics0 Comments

New Year Brings Hope and Moving Vans Back to Sunshine State

Published on January 6, 2012. Tags: Atlas Van Lines, Bankruptcies, Don Gaetz, Florida Association Of Licensed Investigators, In-Migration, Marcia Heroux Pounds, Out-Migration, Public Records, Ralph De La Cruz, Rick Scott, Sun-Sentinel, Sunshine Law, The Gerontologist, Timothy O'Rourke

Ralph De La Cruz: After a miserable half-decade, 2012 offers signs that things may finally be turning around for Floridians.

Published in Blog, Economy, Housing, Immigration0 Comments

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