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Sweeping Ethics Reform Moves Forward In Florida Senate

January 24, 2013

Ashely Lopez: On Tuesday, an ethics bill aimed at addressing Tallahassee's "revolving door"-- the movement of government employees from lobbying firms to the positions they lobbied -- cleared a Senate panel.

Florida House Speaker Considers Campaign Finance Reforms Recommended by Ethics Watchdog

January 18, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, told reporters that he is considering some campaign finance changes proposed by Integrity Florida, an ethics watchdog in Tallahassee.

Visualized: Guns and Murder in Florida

January 18, 2013

Grant Smith and Mc Nelly Torres: Data shows that over the last decade, the likelihood that a murder in Florida will involve a firearm has steadily increased.

Trayvon Martin’s Mother Asks State Lawmakers to Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’

January 17, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, held a press conference in Tallahassee Wednesday to ask lawmakers to repeal the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which she believes shielded the man who killed her young son last year.

Rubio Takes on Immigration Reform Before State of the Union Address

January 16, 2013

Ashley Lopez: President Obama is expected to take on immigration reform in his State of the Union address this month, but only after Sen. Marco Rubio takes a stab at it first.

FCIR’s Trevor Aaronson Talks About ‘The Terror Factory’ on CBS This Morning

January 14, 2013

In his new book, Trevor Aaronson found reason to question whether U.S. law enforcement is creating the very enemy the nation fears.