With High Rate of Uninsured, Florida Prepares for Health Care Reform
Mc Nelly Torres: A panel discussion in Miami addressed how the Affordable Care Act will likely affect Florida.
Earned Sick Pay Ballot Measure Wins Place on Orange County Ballot in 2014
Ashley Lopez: After a long and difficult fight in Orange County, an earned sick pay measure that was left off the 2012 ballot will be put to voters next year.
Rick Scott Loses Another Round in Fight Over Welfare Drug Testing
Ashley Lopez: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta upheld a previous court ruling that stopped the state of Florida from drug testing Floridians receiving temporary assistance from the state.
Report Points to Cancer Risk From Chemicals Used to Treat Drinking Water
FairWarning: Chemicals used to treat drinking water for millions of Americans may raise the risk of cancer and lead to other unintended health hazards.
‘Stand Your Ground’ Task Force Recommends Changes, Not Repeal
Ashley Lopez: A year after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a state task force examining Florida's "stand your ground" law -- which some allege was used to keep Martin's shooter out of jail -- have announced they will not recommend repealing the controversial law.
Critical of Federal Pensions, Rich Nugent Draws Handsome Retirement From Florida Taxpayers
Steve Miller: U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Spring Hill, author of January’s Congress is Not a Career Act that would allow federal lawmakers to refuse their pension, is himself receiving a $70,232 annual pension from the state of Florida in addition to his $174,000 federal salary.