Government – Page 105 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

In Expensive School Turnaround Project, Questions About Effectiveness

April 20, 2012

Alyson Klein: After two years, questions remain about the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools.

ALEC Under Fire in Florida

April 18, 2012

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.

GOP Tries to Recover Lost Ground With Latinos

April 17, 2012

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.

ICE Data Shows One in Two Haitians Detained Have Not Been Convicted of Crimes

April 16, 2012

Jacob Kushner: Hundreds of Haitian immigrants currently in ICE custody do not have criminal histories or have committed non-violent crimes.

Allen West: 80 Communists in Congress

April 11, 2012

Howard Goodman: Congressman Allen West is saying he "has heard" that some 80 Democratic members of the House of Representatives are Communist Party members.

Gov. Scott’s Team Invents Good News

April 11, 2012

Howard Goodman: Gov. Rick Scott's communications team slapped a fake headline on an image of a recent Miami Herald front page.