/tags/integrity-florida Integrity Florida en-US WLRN Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:18:29 GMT /news/2020-01-06/group-criticizes-trend-to-limit-local-power TALLAHASSEE — A Tallahassee research group wants state lawmakers to temper a trend of tying the hands of city and county officials by “preempting” local… Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:18:29 GMT /news/2020-01-06/group-criticizes-trend-to-limit-local-power Jim Turner / News Service of Florida /politics/2014-06-24/integrity-florida-on-financial-disclosures-blind-trusts-and-a-corruption-tax The Florida Division of Elections says 18 people have qualified to run for governor. They include Republicans, Democrats, independents, a Libertarian, and… Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:27:46 GMT /politics/2014-06-24/integrity-florida-on-financial-disclosures-blind-trusts-and-a-corruption-tax /politics/2013-10-30/enterprise-florida-meets-in-coral-gables-amid-accusations-of-corruption Florida’s public-private economic development agency is holding a two-day meeting in Coral Gables this week.Enterprise Florida (EFI) is a partnership… Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:30:00 GMT /politics/2013-10-30/enterprise-florida-meets-in-coral-gables-amid-accusations-of-corruption Gina Jordan /politics/2013-03-19/ethics-reform-in-florida-called-a-mixed-bag At the �۰����²�Miami Herald Town Hall meeting last month, Barbara Ricano from Sunrise wanted to know:Members of the ethics commission have complained that… Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:05:00 GMT /politics/2013-03-19/ethics-reform-in-florida-called-a-mixed-bag Gina Jordan /politics/2013-02-18/transparency-2-0-floridas-5-million-public-access-system-simply-waits-to-be-turned-on Florida taxpayers have spent $5 million on a budget transparency portal called Transparency 2.0 that promised to herald a new era for citizen access to… Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:34:17 GMT /politics/2013-02-18/transparency-2-0-floridas-5-million-public-access-system-simply-waits-to-be-turned-on Theo Karantsalis /politics/2013-02-14/gov-rick-scotts-jobs-jobs-jobs-agenda-coming-under-fire Gov. Rick Scott's aggressive economic development effort got more legislative pushback Tuesday as budget committees in both chambers questioned the… Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2013-02-14/gov-rick-scotts-jobs-jobs-jobs-agenda-coming-under-fire Michael Peltier /politics/2012-10-03/state-integrity-investigation-day-5-soft-money-and-deep-pockets Florida has one of the strictest rules in the country for lobbyist gift-giving: an absolute ban.And the state has one of toughest laws for campaign… Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:00:31 GMT /politics/2012-10-03/state-integrity-investigation-day-5-soft-money-and-deep-pockets /politics/2012-10-03/state-integrity-investigation-day-4-clouds-over-the-sunshine-state Florida has a national reputation for its Public Records Law. But a new study by the Center for Public Integrity and Public Radio International has given… Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:57:17 GMT /politics/2012-10-03/state-integrity-investigation-day-4-clouds-over-the-sunshine-state /politics/2012-10-03/state-integrity-investigation-day-two-a-method The State Integrity Investigation – a collaboration of Public Radio International, the Center for Public Integrity and �۰����²�in Miami – is the first… Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:54:16 GMT /politics/2012-10-03/state-integrity-investigation-day-two-a-method Dan Christensen /politics/2012-03-19/state-integrity-investigation-day-1-florida-politics-gets-a-c This story originally appeared in The Miami Herald on March 19, 2012.The first time Florida Sen. Chris Smith, a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, ran for office,… Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:46:36 GMT /politics/2012-03-19/state-integrity-investigation-day-1-florida-politics-gets-a-c