Big-time donors to a nonprofit educational group founded by Jeb Bush, disclosed for the first time Wednesday, highlight the intersection between Bush’s roles in the worlds of business, policy and politics years before he began running for president. Bush provided the names to The Associated Press. After leaving the Florida governor’s office in 2007, Bush […]
Editorial: Thirty-five ways legislators would dim Florida Sunshine – Palm Beach Post
Every year in mid-March, the nation’s news organizations spearhead an initiative called “Sunshine Week,” to focus citizens’ attention on the critical importance of transparency to the healthy functioning of our unique democracy. The initiative, which begins today, originated with the First Amendment Foundation in Tallahassee and the Florida Society of News Editors. Anyone who doubts the public […]
Jeb Bush dumps emails including social security numbers of Florida residents online – The Verge
Jeb Bush, a rumored 2016 Republican presidential candidate, just decided to publish hundreds of thousands of emails sent to him during his time as governor of Florida. On its face it seems like a great idea in the name of transparency, but there’s one huge problem: neither Bush nor those who facilitated the publication of […]