For Orlando Postal Worker, Illness Still Mystery
Trevor Aaronson: The case of Jeffrey A. Lill, a U.S. Postal Service employee injured at a mail-sort facility in Orlando more than two years ago, is still unresolved.
For Enterprise Florida, $3 Million the Price of a Press Release
When the state of Florida handed over incentive funds of $3 million to airline AirTran in 2008 for a new systems-operations center, the deal included a caveat: a public announcement of AirTran’s featly to Florida.
In Florida, Incentives Only the Beginning for Favored Companies
An FCIR analysis of state data shows that 25 companies awarded millions in Florida economic incentives receive millions more in state contractor payments.
Gov. Rick Scott Signs Into Law Greater Transparency for Economic Incentives
Ashley Lopez: Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill into law today that would create some transparency in the state’s controversial economic incentives program.
Power Tool Industry Defends Table Saw Safety as Disabling Injuries Increase
FairWarning: Each year, more than 67,000 U.S. workers and do-it-yourselfers suffer blade contact injuries, according to government estimates, including more than 33,000 injuries treated in emergency rooms and 4,000 amputations.
Lax State Rules Provide Cover for Sponsors of Attack Ads
Alan Suderman: In Florida, it's virtually impossible to track how much was spent by outside groups trying to hurt or help a particular candidate.