An appeals court ruling is forcing the City Commission to reimburse up to $145,000 in attorneys’ fees and court costs in a beach-access case, and to release the transcript of a 2008 private meeting with its city attorney. This legal expense comes after the city already spent nearly $250,000 defending a series of related lawsuits […]
Watchdogs want data on campaign spending – Tampa Bay Online
In campaign finance, what goes in must come out. Contributions and who gives them get all the scrutiny but less attention is paid to expenditures: What the campaigns do with all the money they take in. In Florida, candidates and committees are required to list only the most basic information about their expenses despite the […]
Slapped for making a ‘mockery’ of transparency, House and Senate now order redistricting docs retained – Miami Herald
After being pummeled by a harshly-worded court ruling that concluded Florida’s legislative leaders destroyed documents and allowed political consultants to “make a mockery” of their self-described transparency in the redistricting process, legislative leaders are now taking precautions. In an email late Friday to Senate members and staff, Senate President Don Gaetz asked everyone to “keep and do […]
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