A Leon County judge found that Republican lawmakers and consultants “made a mockery” out of a redistricting process that was supposed to be open and transparent. Yet even though Judge Terry Lewis struck down two congressional districts with his decision
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Little Sunlight as Obama Raises Super Pac Dollars – Associated Press
For years President Barack Obama railed against the surge of unlimited spending flowing into American political campaigns, arguing that average voters were being shut out of a secretive system that lets special interests bankroll elections. Now as Obama enthusiastically raises
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IRS chief says agency no longer probing missing e-mails – The Washington Post
The IRS has effectively halted its investigation of Lois Lerner’s missing e-mails to avoid interfering with an inspector general’s investigation, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen told lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The IRS chief’s tesimony, at his third hearing this month before the House
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Editorial: Scott should come clean about rail project – Tampa Bay Times
When a private company contemplates a major transportation investment stretching across 256 miles of Florida railway and dozens of communities, Floridians deserve to know what their governor knows. But vigorous efforts by Gov. Rick Scott and his administration to deflect
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Former Florida Governor Reflects On Today’s Partisanship, ‘Overly Cautious’ Candidates – WFSU
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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