Former Florida Gov. Bob Martinez talked today in Tallahassee about the importance of civic engagement. A Smithsonian exhibit on the same topic will be in town for a couple more weeks. Martinez addressed Florida State University applied politics master’s students in the old
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Editorial: In Florida, utilities call the shots – Tampa Bay Times
This week’s Florida Public Service Commission hearings on energy efficiency reflect everything wrong with this state’s energy policy. Instead of raising modest energy savings goals, the PSC is considering cutting them. Instead of listening to the public, the PSC is
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9 Investigates governor’s investment in gas pipeline to Florida – wftv.com
In April, investigative reporter Christopher Heath exposed connections between Gov. Rick Scott’s staff and the construction of a gas pipeline that will run from Alabama through central Florida. Scott insists that he had no idea that he had a financial
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Gov. Scott had stake in pipeline firm whose $3 billion venture he and his appointees backed – Broward Bulldog
By Dan Christensen, BrowardBulldog.org Florida’s existing and proposed pipeline routes. Gov. Scott invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in companies that own all three. Illustration: NextEra Energy Upon his election, Gov. Rick Scott’s transition team included a Florida Power &
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News media wants access to redistricting records – The Tampa Tribune
By Gary Fineout TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida news media organizations, including The Associated Press, are asking the state Supreme Court to make public documents that were used in the state’s landmark redistricting trial. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis ruled this
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Times-Union to join other media asking judge to unseal records in redistricting controversy – The Florida Times-Union
The Florida Times-Union plans to join other media organizations requesting the Florida Supreme Court unseal evidence heard in a closed-door court session that preceded a Leon County’s decision to declare Florida voting maps illegally drawn. The July 8 decision by
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News organizations fight for access to records in redistricting case. – The Gainesville Sun
The nonprofit First Amendment Foundation and a coalition of news organizations plan to mount a legal battle for access to the records that a Leon County judge relied on in throwing out two redrawn congressional districts as unconstitutional. This week
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Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Orange County Clerk of Courts in Florida to Ensure Equal Access to Court Records for Blind Individuals – Department of Justice
The Justice Department announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Orange County Clerk of Courts in Florida to remedy violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement resolves allegations that the Orange County Clerk of
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Data Delayed Is Democracy Denied – The New York Times
Billions of dollars are being spent in the run-up to this November’s midterm elections. The Supreme Court has struck down limits on campaign spending by corporations and unions, as well as overall caps on individual donations to candidates for federal
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Support grows for EDC records to be open – Florida Today
At least six media organizations plan to file a legal brief in support of Brevard County Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis in his court action aimed at assuring that records of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast are
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