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Sunshine Week: Local Governments Complying With Public Records Laws

March 13, 2011

A statewide test that requested information from local governments showed that most are complying with Florida’s public records law, a major improvement over past years when most did not.

Sunshine Week: Editorial Cartoons

March 13, 2011

Two Florida editorial cartoonists comment on Gov. Rick Scott's relationship with the news media.

Sunshine Week: Access v. Transparency

March 13, 2011

Barbara Petersen: Curious about how our government spends taxpayers’ money? Have you ever tried to figure it out? The process is anything but streamlined to help you become an aware and knowledgeable citizen.

Government Vows to Curb Banks’ Foreclosure Practices, But Enforcement Still a Question Mark

March 11, 2011

ProPublica: Hosts of federal agencies and regulators, along with the 50 state attorneys general, are hard at work on laying out new rules for banks and mortgage servicers. But attempts to reform this process have failed before. Will banks abusing the system be held accountable?

Mental Health Funding at Risk

March 9, 2011

Sen. Joe Negron, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, has discussed the possibility of cutting health care by as much as $1.5 billion, with $500 million squeezed from mental health. That’s two-thirds of the current mental health budget in Florida.

Protesta social: Síntoma del fallo de las instituciones

March 8, 2011

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo: La criminalización de la protesta no es un fenómeno aislado sino común. A esta conclusión llegó un grupo de latinoamericanos expertos en el tema reclutados para documentar la situación en sus respectivos países.