The spotlight turns on Tallahassee today as Gov. Rick Scott is sworn in for a second term, and there will be optimistic speeches and pronouncements about the Sunshine State’s bright future. Yet the governor and the Legislature have driven state government into the darkness with their disregard for public records and brazen attempts to keep […]
Gov. Scott’s failed promise of transparency – Sun Sentinel
Gov. Rick Scott has some explainin’ to do. For more than a year, he claimed he didn’t violate Florida’s public records law by using his private Gmail account for public business as alleged in a lawsuit. It turns out he was mistaken. Scott’s lawyers last month turned over 197 pages of email conversations in an […]
Editorial: Scott’s secrecy – Ocala Star Banner
Gov. Rick Scott left private business for public service but has continued to act like a CEO with something to hide. The latest example is revelations that the governor’s office used private email accounts and personal cellphones to hide details about a $5 million project to revamp property around the governor’s mansion. This is despite […]
