FCIR Stories Finalists for PRNDI, Sunshine State Awards

FCIR Stories Finalists for PRNDI, Sunshine State Awards

May 7, 2013

The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting has been nominated for awards from Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and the South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Published in Blog, Journalism

Florida’s Largest Teachers Union Lost Tax-Exempt Status

Florida’s Largest Teachers Union Lost Tax-Exempt Status

May 3, 2013

Steve Miller: The Florida Education Association has been operating since January without its coveted tax exemption.

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Published in Blog, Education, Government

New Campaign Finance, Ethics Rules Become Law

New Campaign Finance, Ethics Rules Become Law

May 2, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Gov. Rick Scott signed bills into law that will reform some of the state's campaign finance laws and enact new ethics rules for public officials in the state.

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Published in Blog, Government, Open Records, Politics

Florida Senate Kills ‘Parent Trigger,’ Again

Florida Senate Kills ‘Parent Trigger,’ Again

May 1, 2013

Ashley Lopez: In a repeat of last year, the Florida Senate voted down the controversial "parent trigger" bill in a tie vote this week.

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Published in Blog, Business, Education, Government, Politics

Fighting Conservative Friends, Rubio Pushes Forward With Immigration Reform

Fighting Conservative Friends, Rubio Pushes Forward With Immigration Reform

April 30, 2013

Ashley Lopez: Sen. Marco Rubio's plans to pass bipartisan immigration reform this year have put him in the hot seat with conservatives, and Rubio is now trying to claw back into their good graces.

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Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Politics

Visualized: Boating Accidents in Florida, 2011

April 30, 2013

Grant Smith: FCIR compiled data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of all the boating accidents reported in 2011, the most recent year for which data is available.

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Published in Health, Transportation

Florida lidera el país en muertes en embarcaciones

Florida lidera el país en muertes en embarcaciones

April 30, 2013

Mc Nelly Torres: Las normas poco estrictas sobre equipo de seguridad y capacitación crean peligros en las famosas aguas del Estado del Sol.

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Published in Economy, Español, Government, Health, Transportation

Florida Leads Nation in Boating Deaths

Florida Leads Nation in Boating Deaths

April 30, 2013

Mc Nelly Torres: Lax regulations on safety equipment and few mandates for formal boating safety education have made the Sunshine State’s world-famous waters hazardous.

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Published in Economy, Government, Health, Transportation

Monroe Property Appraiser Challenges Balfour Beatty’s Tax Exemption in Key West

Monroe Property Appraiser Challenges Balfour Beatty’s Tax Exemption in Key West

April 30, 2013

Steve Miller: In a court filing, the Monroe County Property Appraiser alleges multinational corporation Balfour Beatty rents to private citizens 74 percent of apartments that are currently tax exempt due to their designation as military housing.

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Published in Blog, Government, Housing

Washington Post Cites FCIR’s Reporting on FBI Investigation of Boston Bomber

Washington Post Cites FCIR’s Reporting on FBI Investigation of Boston Bomber

April 26, 2013

In an editorial this week, the Washington Post cited Trevor Aaronson's story about how the FBI in Boston launched an elaborate sting operation against a suspected terrorist with a far-fetched idea and no capability for terrorism just as it stopped tracking Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

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Published in Blog, Government

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