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Media Hit | Democracy

Will aggressive registration bring young voters to polls?

Experts question whether voter registration efforts will translate into voters turning out at the polls. While turnout among voters ages 18 to 24 surged to the highest level in a decade in 2004, it still stayed below 50 percent.

Media Hit | Democracy

Battle over amending Florida Constitution rages on

 Anyone who thought the long, nasty fight over amending Florida's constitution had ended should think again.

Media Hit | Financial Reform

Florida's Debt Traps

The fight to stomp out predatory lending has always been difficult -- the minute lawmakers target one form of usury, another springs up to take its place. Florida is learning that lesson well: The state has already taken on abusive practices tied to the title-lending industry, which writes loans at triple-digit interest rates secured by borrowers' vehicles. Payday loan companies that also charge huge interest rates are also proliferating, despite state attempts to regulate them. An increasing number of elderly and disabled people isfalling into sticky traps of debt.

Media Hit | Consumer Protection

Ring Tone Settlement May Signal New Policies

Accused of billing customers for ring tone services that were supposed to be free, AT&T Mobility, the nation's largest cell phone carrier, has agreed to refund more than $10 million to thousands of Florida consumers.

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Some of the nation’s best-known companies — including GE, Google and Goldman Sachs — have avoided paying the taxes they owe, costing us $100 billion last year.

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