By Elyssa Cherney Deanna Price donned a red shirt Monday night signifying solidarity with more than 100 other concerned parents and teachers who were geared up to vent a laundry list of frustrations to Lake County School Board members. But Price, who has a son in first grade, went unheard when the board failed to make […]
Blind trust suit may target wrong agency, judge says – The Tampa Tribune
By James L. Rosica TALLAHASSEE — The judge hearing a challenge of the use of blind trusts by politicians threw a curveball Wednesday, openly musing whether the plaintiff was suing the right state agency. Circuit Judge John C. Cooper asked Jim Apthorp’s attorney whether he should be going after the Florida Commission on Ethics. In challenging […]
Frank Denton: Prying open yet another secret meeting
Allow me to propose a few really simple rules of thumb for public officials: If a citizen asks you for a copy of a public record, hand it over. If you’re tempted not to, know the specific legal exemption from public-records laws. If you’re participating in a meeting about public business, leave the door open. […]
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