Howard Goodman: In a three-month investigation, the Sun Sentinel documented nearly 800 police officers from a dozen agencies driving at 90 mph to 130 mph on the region’s toll roads. Many times, they weren’t on duty — just commuting to and from work.

Howard Goodman: The foot-dragging on confirming Adalberto Jose Jordan’s nomination was so pronounced and so unnecessary that one political writer asked if Republicans have a death wish when it comes to Latino voters.

Howard Goodman: The state Senate appears ready for battle over a GOP plan to turn over a lot more of the state’s prisons to private companies.

Ralph De La Cruz: The recently announced closure of 11 state prisons due to declines in crime are painful though necessary. But for further closures and reductions, other reforms proposed by state leaders a year ago are needed.

Jacob Kushner: U.S. spent $140 million on controversial post-quake food exports.

Trevor Aaronson talks about the arrest of Sami Osmakac, a Pinellas Park man caught in an FBI sting as he allegedly plotted an attack on Tampa.

Ralph De La Cruz: When it comes to financial and corporate misdeeds, civil lawsuits and whistleblowers are the hope for justice these days.

Ralph De La Cruz: The people we trust and respect, police and doctors, are the subjects of fascinating investigations by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and ProPublica.

Ralph De La Cruz: After leading an economic charge against the reality TV series All-American Muslim, Tampa Bay activist David Caton is ready to stand alongside Anita Bryant and Terry Jones in Florida’s intolerance hall of fame.

Sasha Chavkin and Ronnie Greene: Cada año desde 2005 hasta 2009, la enfermedad renal ha matado a 2.800 hombres en Centroamérica, según el análisis de los datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud llevado a cabo por la International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.