The former chief of staff to the late Gov. Reubin Askew is now asking the Florida Supreme Court to throw out the state’s blind trust law, saying it violates the constitutional requirement that public officials to fully disclose their financial assets. Jim Apthorp, who served as Askew’s chief of staff, lost his appeal to the […]
Lawmakers keeping finances secret – My Fox Tampa Bay
Hundreds of public officials in Florida have racked up fines from Florida’s Commission on Ethics for not following the state’s financial disclosure law. State law requires public officials to report their personal finances in the interest of transparency. But we found many still keep us in the dark — by reporting late or even not […]
Florida Gov. refusing to disclose financial information – AP
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a wealthy former businessman who put up millions of his money to help his two campaigns, is refusing to hand over detailed financial information that could answer whether he is violating a state ethics law. Lawyers for Democratic candidate George Sheldon sought the information as part of their ongoing lawsuit that […]
