Our independent, "made in Florida" government watchdog group Integrity Florida is building momentum for ethics reform and government accountability.  In just four months since our launch, we have published two research reports and built a broad and diverse statewide grassroots coalition that has already accomplished the following results:

• Legislators are writing ethics reform bills for the 2013 session 
• Ethics Commission adopted several of our research recommendations
• Despite threats from state government officials, we exposed millions in secret spending
• All state government spending and vendor contracts will soon be online    
• Local ethics reform initiatives underway with our research support in Lake County, Escambia County, Port St. Lucie, Tallahassee, Okaloosa County and Ocala  

What others are saying about Integrity Florida:

• Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater via Twitter "Integrity Florida thank you for standing with me for transparency and for our fellow Floridians!"
• Senator Paula Dockery via Twitter "Good for Integrity Florida. Taxpayers have a right to know how their tax dollars are being spent"
• Panama City News Herald: New watchdog Integrity Florida targets corruption
• Citrus County Chronicle Editorial: Ethics reform overdue in the Sunshine State 
• Florida Times-Union Editorial: Government corruption: Ethics rules need updating
• Lakeland Ledger Editorial: Florida Laws on Ethics: The Corruption State
• Citrus County Chronicle Column: Integrity is a requirement for the job 
• Florida Center for Investigative Reporting In Accidental Data Dump State Offers Rare Look at Business Incentives
• Panama City News Herald Editorial: Accidental Sunshine
• St. Augustine Record Editorial Public needs more scrutiny on government jobs agenda 
• Highlands Today Editorial Florida corporate dealmaking finally & accidentally exposed   
• Tampa Tribune Gamble of giving tax dollars to businesses doesn't pay off in jobs
• Tampa Bay Times Editorial: Peek at Florida corporate handouts isn't pretty 
• Good Jobs First Blog Sunshine State Accidentally Releases Sunshine

Upcoming Events:

• Friday, July 13 5:00pm - The Tea Party Network, Best Western, 4200 NW 97th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606. 
• Monday, July 16 6:30pm - Lake County Ethics Reform Coalition 
• Wednesday, July 18 8:30am - New Miami Forum, Hampton Inn & Suites, 50 SW 12th Street, Miami, Florida, 33130  
• Wednesday, July 18 5:30pm - League of Women Voters of Miami-Dade, City Hall The Restaurant, 2004 Biscayne Boulevard  Miami, FL 33137  

Thank you for your interest in our efforts to make Florida government the most open, ethical, responsive and accountable in the world.