By DARA KAM THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 20, 2014……….Acting in his capacity as a litigator and not as a legislator, Rep. Matt Gaetz is accusing state transportation officials of stonewalling on a public records request made by a client seeking information about potentially dangerous guardrails. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Tallahassee, Gaetz asked a […]
Scott Kent: Florida’s record on Sunshine getting cloudier – The Daytona Beach News-Journal
By Scott Kent To paraphrase an old political saw, any institution that is not explicitly transparent in its operations will become less so over time. You could see that erosion occurring in the recently completed session of the Florida Legislature. According to Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, legislators this year passed a record […]