By Peter Schorsch Governor Rick Scott huddled with embattled insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty last Tuesday after a meeting of the Florida Cabinet, however the scheduled meeting did not appear on the governor’s official schedule. The off-the-grid meeting is only serving to fuel speculation that McCarty will soon leave the Office of Insurance Regulation, despite his public statements […]
FDLE firing suit spurs changes – HT Politics
Facing a lawsuit over allegations that they violated Florida’s open-meeting laws, Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Tuesday began advancing a plan to formalize the public process for the hiring and firing of agency heads under their joint control. The controversy began with the forced resignation in December of Gerald Bailey, the former head […]
Editorial: A lesson in open government in Florida – Tampa Bay Times
They routinely attract little public attention or news coverage. Yet last week’s meeting of aides to the governor and Cabinet illustrates the importance of Florida’s public meetings law. Only by requiring that the public’s business be conducted in public can Floridians know what elected officials are up to and assess the potential impact. For example, […]
