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Florida House Speaker Considers Campaign Finance Reforms Recommended by Ethics Watchdog

January 18, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, told reporters that he is considering some campaign finance changes proposed by Integrity Florida, an ethics watchdog in Tallahassee.

Trayvon Martin’s Mother Asks State Lawmakers to Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’

January 17, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, held a press conference in Tallahassee Wednesday to ask lawmakers to repeal the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which she believes shielded the man who killed her young son last year.

Florida Gives Tax Breaks To Gun Manufacturer Under Scrutiny After Sandy Hook Shooting

January 11, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Florida gave a tax incentive to a gun manufacturer whose products have connected to a deadly mass shooting at a school in Connecticut.

U.S. Spends More On Immigration Enforcement Than On All Other Federal Crimes Combined

January 10, 2013

Ashley Lopez: According to a new report, the federal government currently spends more money enforcing immigration than on enforcing all other major federal laws put together.

State Lawmakers Seek to Stop Local Sick Pay Laws

January 8, 2013

Ashley Lopez: State lawmakers want to stop local sick pay measures, such as the ones that gained support in Orlando and Miami last year.

In States With ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws, Homicide on the Rise

January 4, 2013

Ashley Lopez: A new study found that states with so-called "Stand Your Ground" laws have higher homicide rates.