By John Kennedy Gov. Rick Scott’s battle with Florida hospitals has taken the form of legislation and the head of his Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding released a draft letter Monday urging lawmakers to endorse the proposed bill. The commission has compiled much of its work since May into a measure that puts a host […]
Government in the sunshine? – Tallahassee Democrat
On Tuesday, Florida House Republicans held a closed-door, no-outsiders-allowed meeting on the topic that looks like it’s going to send the Legislature into a special session: health care. You may ask: Isn’t that illegal? Doesn’t it violate the Sunshine Law? Turns out, the answer is no. While the Florida Constitution requires all meetings between two […]
Editorial: Florida House should improve police body camera bill – Tampa Bay Times
Bad legislation made marginally better is still bad legislation. The House should make significant changes today to a bill that would keep too many videos from police body cameras secret. As it stands, the legislation would undercut the very purpose of body cameras, creating more suspicion about police hiding incidents of excessive force rather than […]
