Politics – Page 59 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

In Amendment Campaigns, More Than $12 Million Spent

November 8, 2012

Ashley Lopez: Only three of the 11 proposed changes to the state constitution passed this week. That's due in part to the fact that most of the money raised for campaigns regarding the constitutional amendments was spent in opposition.

FCIR-Miami Herald Data Analysis Examines 4.5 Million Absentee, Early Votes

November 6, 2012

The absentee and early votes were cast by 38 percent of Florida's 12 million registered voters.

Donativos políticos de los PACs se concentran en el PNP

November 5, 2012

El Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) es, de los partidos puertorriqueños, el que más utiliza los beneficios y la flexibilidad que proporcionan los Comités de Acción Política (PACs en inglés) -- una criatura del ordenamiento jurídico federal -- al momento de recibir donaciones para los políticos y el partido.

Los papeles hablan: foto instantánea de donantes a la campaña 2012

November 5, 2012

El cruce de datos llevado a cabo por el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI), mediante el cual se recopiló la información de los donantes a las campañas políticas en la isla entre los meses de enero a mayo de 2012, es una foto instantánea de cómo los intereses económicos acaparan la dinámica político-electoral puertorriqueña.

Early Voting Hours Likely Won’t Be Extended for Election

November 2, 2012

Ashley Lopez: During the 2008 Election, Florida's then governor, Charlie Crist, extended early voting hours because large cities including Miami faced unprecedentedly long lines -- but it looks like Gov. Rick Scott and local officials in Miami-Dade County won't follow in Crist's footsteps.

Real Estate Agents Give Big to Amendment 4 Sponsor

November 1, 2012

Ashley Lopez: Florida real estate agents are not only shelling out big money for a campaign pushing Amendment 4 -- they are also giving big money to its sponsor, state Rep. Chris Dorworth.