Lawmakers Could Scrap Budget Transparency Program
Ashley Lopez: Florida has spent nearly $5 million setting up a website intended to shed light on the state budget. But lawmakers might let the project expire.
El sabor agrio del apoyo al precio del azúcar
Amy Green: El sector azucarero invierte fuerte para proteger un sistema de apoyo a los precios que les cuesta a los consumidores unos $2,000 millones al año en costos adicionales de alimentación.
In Accidental Data Dump, State Offers Rare Look at Business Incentives
Ashley Lopez: Thanks to a "mistakenly released" database of the state's recent economic incentives package, Floridians are afforded a glimpse at one of the least transparent ways Florida tax dollars are spent.
‘Stand Your Ground’ Review Panel Made Up Largely of Law’s Supporters
Howard Goodman: Gov. Rick Scott's task force, convening to review Florida's expansive self-defense law, looks all set to fire blanks.
With Anti-Shariah Bill, Lawmakers Address Manufactured Crisis
Howard Goodman: Meant to oppose a supposed threat to America's judicial system, Florida's anti-Shariah bill is one of about 20 similar ones working their ways through state legislatures.
Showdown Looms Over Private Prisons
Howard Goodman: The state Senate appears ready for battle over a GOP plan to turn over a lot more of the state's prisons to private companies.