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Florida Senate Committee Weakens Ethics Bill

February 20, 2013

Ashley Lopez: A Florida Senate bill intended to improve ethics rules passed unanimously in committee -- but only after legislators stripped out a provision that would have prohibited current state lawmakers from lobbying the governor immediately after they retire.

Voting Rights Advocates, Experts Criticize House Campaign Reform Efforts

February 15, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Campaign finance experts and voting rights advocates say proposed campaign finance reforms won't improve the fairness of elections -- and might even make things worse.

‘Parent Trigger’ Proposed Again in Florida Legislature

February 14, 2013

Ashley Lopez: A bill that would allow parents to decide the fate of failing public schools -- which could mean turning a troubled public school into a charter school -- will come up for consideration in the upcoming session of the Florida Legislature.

Florida Senate Committee Weakens Ethics Bill

Voting Rights Advocates, Experts Criticize House Campaign Reform Efforts

‘Parent Trigger’ Proposed Again in Florida Legislature

Rick Scott Wants to Double Economic Incentive Budget During Controversy Over Program’s Effectiveness

Immigration Reform Catapults Rubio To ‘Republican Savior’

Koch-Backed Group Helps Fund Report Criticizing Florida’s Business Handouts