Health – Page 19 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

ALEC Under Fire in Florida

April 18, 2012

Howard Goodman: A liberal group is urging Florida lawmakers to sever ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council, the organization that helped spread Stand Your Ground and voting-restriction laws to dozens of states.

ICE Data Shows One in Two Haitians Detained Have Not Been Convicted of Crimes

April 16, 2012

Jacob Kushner: Hundreds of Haitian immigrants currently in ICE custody do not have criminal histories or have committed non-violent crimes.

Private Intelligence Firm: Hugo Chavez’s Cancer ‘Very Serious’

February 27, 2012

Howard Goodman: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is so seriously threatened by cancer that he has less than a year to live in the opinion of Russian doctors, according to a report from a Texas-based intelligence firm released today by WikiLeaks.

Florida Officials Throw Elbows in Contraception Clash

February 24, 2012

Howard Goodman: Florida Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi has joined a federal lawsuit to oppose the Obama administration's mandate that health insurance policies cover contraception, while state legislators approve an anti-abortion measure.

Feds Leaving Cities, States in Dark on Billboard Safety

February 15, 2012

FairWarning: Billboard companies are moving aggressively to plant digital signs along U.S. highways and city streets. But debate persists on whether the eye-grabbing displays, which typically change messages every six to eight seconds, pose a risk to traffic safety.

In Planned Parenthood Funding Controversy, Questions of Political Motivations for Susan G. Komen for the Cure

February 3, 2012

Howard Goodman: A reversed decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood has put the nation's biggest breast-cancer fundraiser under a microscope.