The unanimous vote comes under new transparency rules. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet on Wednesday voted to appoint two agency chiefs that have engendered controversy inside state government and from outside activists in recent months. During a lengthy public interview, Florida Department of Law Enforcement commissioner Rick Swearingen received praise […]
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, […]
As Scott and Cabinet end one Sunshine lawsuit, governor negotiates settling another – Miami Herald
For the second time in a month, Gov. Rick Scott is negotiating a settlement to use taxpayer dollars to end a lawsuit alleging he violated state Sunshine laws. According to documents filed in First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee this month, the governor is negotiating with Tallahassee attorney Steve Andrews over a lawsuit accusing […]
