Government – Page 99 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

In Accidental Data Dump, State Offers Rare Look at Business Incentives

June 27, 2012

Ashley Lopez: Thanks to a "mistakenly released" database of the state's recent economic incentives package, Floridians are afforded a glimpse at one of the least transparent ways Florida tax dollars are spent.

Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us

June 22, 2012

ProPublica: In South Florida, 20 of the nation's most stringently regulated disposal wells failed in the early 1990s, releasing partly treated sewage into aquifers that may one day be needed to supply Miami's drinking water.

Rick Scott Will Not Implement Health Care Reform Law in Florida

June 22, 2012

Ashley Lopez: Gov. Rick Scott said on a conference call hosted by right-wing think tanks that Florida wouldn't rush to implement the health care reform law.

Youth Rehabilitation Centers in Florida Under Scrutiny

June 21, 2012

Susan Ferriss: A group of Florida public defenders is asking a state court to remove and stop sending troubled juveniles to a privately run detention facility they claim is rife with abuses.

Former Official Says Florida Department of Health in Turmoil

June 20, 2012

Ashley Lopez: On the heels of a mass flush of top-level employees at the state Health Department, one ousted employee sent a 2,900-word e-mail warning that the agency was in decline and being run by “idealogues.”

Florida’s Senators Vote With Big Sugar

June 19, 2012

Ashley Lopez: Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio voted down a measure that would have cut subsidies to the lucrative sugar industry.