Open Records – Page 9 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Florida Lawmakers Won’t Talk About Hunting Trips With Big Sugar

July 31, 2014

The Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald published a great investigative story this week about the secrecy surrounding a series of hunting trips frequented by state lawmakers that were almost completely paid for by sugar companies.

Judge Says Florida Legislature Broke Law When Drawing Congressional Maps, Legislators Won’t Appeal

July 15, 2014

Last week, a circuit court judge ruled that the Florida Legislature broke state laws when drawing up congressional districts in 2012. Since the decision was announced, Republican leaders announced they won’t be challenging the ruling.

Inmate’s Gassing Death Latest In Complaints Against Florida Prisons

July 9, 2014

Florida’s Department of Corrections (DOC) is under fire again for another round of allegations of abuse and corruption in the state’s prisons.

State Officials Struggle With Controversial Fracking-like Incident In Southwest Florida

July 4, 2014

Florida's environmental agency has started testing groundwater in Collier County after a Texas-based oil company used an unapproved method of oil drilling similar to fracking.

Grand Jury Accuses State Agency Of ‘Deliberately’ Undercounting Child Neglect Deaths

June 28, 2014

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is in hot water, again. This time, a grand jury scolded the agency this week for under reporting child deaths in the state related to abuse or neglect.

Human Rights Groups Call For Federal Investigation Into Scalding Death At South Florida Prison

June 25, 2014

A coalition of human rights and religious groups is asking the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into a scalding death that occurred at a state prison in South Florida.