In the last month, a series of letters from worried employees at the Florida Department of Corrections arrived in the mail box of Sen. Greg Evers, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Employees detailed tales of corrupt officers, onerous staffing conditions, being coached to answer an employee survey, and an atmosphere in which anyone faced […]
SG plays ‘blame game’ over student grievance – The Oracle
Since transferring to USF in 2012, Katharine Orr has found it increasingly difficult to remain up to date with Student Government (SG) meetings and debates. Orr, a senior majoring in biomedical sciences and political science, said a lack of minutes and calendar updates on the SG website have kept her from voicing opinions and concerns […]
Turkeys – Tallahassee Democrat
When Florida TaxWatch unveiled its 2014 Budget Turkey Report recently, it wheeled out a new prop, Turkey Tina. Perhaps the lanky old Turkey Tom ruffled a few too many feathers. After TaxWatch published its list of questionable legislative expenditures last year, Senate budget chairman Joe Negron, R-Stuart, called it “a tired media gimmick” and Senate […]
