Ashley Lopez: As unemployment numbers drop around the country, little attention has been paid to another aspect of the country’s persistent economic woes: the high rate of underemployment in the United States.

Ashley Lopez: Floridians are among the poorest in the country, and the state’s already stark income gap is widening.

Howard Goodman: The state is ranked as the second-best in America in which to do business, according to a survey of 650 business leaders by Chief Executive magazine.

Howard Goodman: Gov. Rick Scott’s communications team slapped a fake headline on an image of a recent Miami Herald front page.

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.

Howard Goodman: A study finds Florida one of the worst states in the nation for income and financial security.

Ralph De La Cruz: Another unemployment report, another high ranking for the Sunshine State.

Ralph De La Cruz: Recently released U.S. Census figures show Florida has one of the highest rates of uninsured residents.

Ralph De La Cruz: CEO pay is up 27 percent at a time when most other folks are going on year two, three or four without a raise.

ProPublica: Florida’s unemployment fund is bankrupt, and the state has borrowed $2 billion from the federal government.