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Big Energy Pours $1.9 Million Into Anti-Solar Group

November 16, 2015

Utility companies operating in Florida have donated more than $1.9 million to the misleadingly named Consumers for Smart Solar, a political action committee set up to oppose a ballot initiative that would allow for third-party sales of rooftop solar energy.

Sunshine State Still Has Shadows Over Open Records Laws

November 9, 2015

Florida earned a score of 61 (D-), tying it for 30th among 50 in the ranking and assessment of state government accountability and transparency by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.

Who Keeps Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Flowing to For-Profit Colleges? These Guys

November 5, 2015

Using recently released federal data, ProPublica analyzed how students are faring under the various accreditors that oversee many for-profit schools

The Big Business of Legal Marijuana

August 21, 2015

Investors of all varieties are starting to look at marijuana as less of a stoner's fad and more of a serious business venture.

In States With Legal Marijuana, New Questions About DUI Enforcement

August 20, 2015

In some states, drivers are not allowed to have any detectable amount of marijuana in their systems. Other states have set specific numerical standards to establish when a driver is legally impaired by marijuana.

In Decade, Public Opinion on Marijuana Legalization Has Shifted Dramatically

August 20, 2015

The culture around cannabis is changing, and that influences the way people think about the drug.