Claim: FCIR, a non-profit founded in 2010, has been in the news for investigating a new trend in Florida toward establishment of toll lanes; and alleged repeated records requests by private parties to obtain records of businesses that had been hired to work with state agencies, followed, in some cases, by lawsuits.
Evidence: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR) is a non-profit founded in 2010 having a stated mission to investigate "corruption, waste and miscarriages of justice". FCIR has also been in the news for investigating a new trend in Florida toward establishment of toll lanes. Another investigation by FCIR alleged repeated records requests by private parties to obtain records of businesses that had been hired to work with state agencies, followed, in some cases, by lawsuits.