In Sugar Price Supports, Sour Tastes for Consumers
Big Sugar spends big to protect a price support system that costs consumers about $2 billion every year in increased food costs.
FCIR Project Tracks Funding Behind Florida’s Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Voter's Edge Florida is a nonpartisan source of information about this year's constitutional amendments.
New Laws Challenge Constitution and Coffers
Gov. Rick Scott and Florida’s Republican-led legislature have become the national vanguard for testing the boundaries of accepted constitutional protections.
After Package From Yemen, Questions About Worker Illness and Government Response
The U.S. Postal Service refuses to investigate a suspicious package from Yemen that spilled chemicals at an Orlando facility and caused an employee's debilitating illness.
Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students
An FCIR analysis of data on child poverty, homelessness and subsidized lunches shows how much poorer Florida has become since the Great Recession.
Rick Scott Takes Credit for Jobs, Economic Growth — But Data Shows Wages Fell for Working Poor, Poverty Still Widespread
The governor's claims of success are premature, even inaccurate, according to a Florida Center for Investigative Reporting examination.