By Bruce Ritchie TALLAHASSEE — The attorney general’s office gave Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet a more than 90-minute primer Tuesday on the nuances of Florida’s broad public records and open meeting requirements — as required by a settlement with news outlets this year after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement chief’s forced resignation. […]
Florida governor urged to pay costs of public records lawsuit – Reuters
The head of Florida’s main open-government organization said Wednesday Governor Rick Scott should personally pay the $700,000 settlement costs of a public records lawsuit, rather than letting taxpayers pick up the tab. Scott agreed to a state-paid settlement after Internet giant Google was ordered to turn over relevant documents in a dispute with a Tallahassee […]
Blocking Out Sunshine Laws: Scott’s Secrecy Is Costly – The Ledger
In his Depression-era work “The People, Yes,” the fine poet Carl Sandburg wrote, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” In lieu of pounding and yelling, we suppose, […]
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