Gov. Rick Scott believes state government should be transparent. When it suits his agenda. Florida’s governor and his staff have been quick, for example, to post online the salaries of state employees and requests made for public documents. Yet a lawsuit settled last week underscored the Scott administration’s duplicity on transparency. The suit revealed that […]
Cabinet agrees to settle Sunshine Lawsuit – News Service of Florida
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 23, 2015………. Gov. Rick Scott and the state Cabinet agreed Tuesday to pay about $55,000 in legal fees as part of a settlement to close a lawsuit alleging they violated the state’s Sunshine Law. Cabinet members accepted the settlement shortly before agreeing to conduct a job interview Aug. 5 with Florida […]
Florida taxpayers on the hook for more than $228k for Sunshine lawsuit, more to come – Bradenton Herald
For the second time in a month, Gov. Rick Scott is negotiating a settlement to use taxpayer dollars to end a lawsuit alleging he violated state Sunshine laws. According to documents filed in First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee this month, the governor is negotiating with Tallahassee attorney Steve Andrews over a lawsuit accusing […]
