Published on June 4, 2013. Tags: Economic Incentives, Good Jobs First, Jose Diaz, Miami-Dade County, Steve Miller
Steve Miller: What company is behind a secret project in Miami-Dade County approved for a $3.5 million incentive?
Published in Blog, Business, Government, Open Records, Politics
Published on November 9, 2012. Tags: Ashley Lopez, Miami-Dade County, President Obama, The Miami Herald
Ashley Lopez: The presidential election may have been called hours after polls closed in Florida, but the Sunshine State’s results weren’t called until days later, thanks to a series of problems in South Florida.
Published in Blog, Government, Politics
Published on April 4, 2012. Tags: ballpark, Baseball, bond issue, City of Miami, David Samson, Howard Goodman, Little Havana, Major League Baseball, Marlins, Mayor Carlos Alvarez, Miami Marlins, Miami-Dade County, Michael Lewis, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission
Howard Goodman: Unlike some cities that have balked at pouring taxpayer money into new stadiums, Miami decided to let the public finance most of the cost, which exceeds $600 million.
Published in Blog, Economy, Government
Published on February 12, 2012. Tags: American Psychological Association, Barbara Duffield, Broward County, Christina M. Savino, Collier County, Duval County Public Schools, Education Resource Strategies, Ellen L. Bassuk, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida Public School Districts, Foreclosures, Free and/or Reduced Meals, Great Recession, Harvard Medical School, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Homeless, Karen Hawley Miles, Ken Gaughan, Lake County Schools, Low Wages, Martin County Public Schools, Mary Kate Harrison, Mc Nelly Torres, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County School District, Nassau County School District, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, National Center on Family Homelessness, Orange County, Orange County Public Schools, Osceola County, Palm Beach County, Pinellas County Schools, Polk County, Poverty, Santa Rosa County School District, Seminole County, St. Johns County, U.S. Department of Education, Unemployment
Mc Nelly Torres: An FCIR analysis of data on child poverty, homelessness and subsidized lunches shows how much poorer Florida has become since the Great Recession.
Published in Economy, Education, Government
Published on August 30, 2011. Tags: Florida and Foreclosures, Foreclosure Density, Grant Smith, Miami-Dade County
Examine foreclosures in Miami-Dade County.
Published in Housing
Published on March 14, 2011. Tags: AP1000 Reactor, Citrus County, Ed Markey, Florida Power and Light Company, John Sullivan, Miami-Dade County, Nuclear Power, ProPublica, St. Lucie County, Turkey Point
ProPublica: Congressman Ed Markey has asked the Government Accountability Office to look into earthquake and flood protection at nuclear plants and questions whether the new AP1000 reactor design by Westinghouse is vulnerable to earthquakes.
Published in Blog, Environment, Government