Trevor Aaroson and John O’Connor: Citing a story by FCIR and StateImpact Florida, Brown sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asking for the federal inquiry.

Howard Goodman: Just weeks after the Trayvon Martin shooting touched off a nationwide outrage, Florida is again the subject of a controversy involving a heated confrontation, a fired gun and an outcome for the shooter that seems beyond all common sense.

Howard Goodman: Two Florida Congressional representatives are on a list of lawmakers who steered millions in taxpayer dollars to businesses that employed their children.

Ralph De La Cruz: Florida voters overwhelmingly voted for fundamental changes in how political boundaries are drawn. But when state senators unveiled their redistricting maps Monday, it simply looked like more of the same.

Ralph De La Cruz: The state legislature and Gov. Rick Scott pushed the constitutional envelope so far this past legislative session that you almost need a scorecard to keep up with the legal challenges it’s facing at taxpayer expense.

Ralph De La Cruz: Republican leaders suggest they may be too busy balancing the budget and dealing with redistricting to pass an immigration bill in next year’s session.

ProPublica: When she was a state legislator, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown worked with Republicans to create her congressional district — and she has been unbeatable ever since.

Ralph De La Cruz: State lawmakers passed “statement” legislation last session about firearms, welfare and unions, and now Floridians are paying for those laws at the courthouse.

Ralph De La Cruz: As with class-size reduction, redistricting pits politicians against voters.