By Cindy McCurry-Ross Normally, I’d be writing this column in the spring during Sunshine Week, but the issue of erosion of Florida’s Sunshine Laws is too urgent to wait. The Legislature begins its 2016 session in January, about two months ahead of schedule, so bills are being crafted and filed and committee work is underway. […]
The Sunshine Law and Open Government -Mount Dora Citizen
Open Government Comes With Sunshine (And Shadows) US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once said, “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Fortunately for us, Florida has some of the cleanest, most effective open government laws in the country. But problems with enforcement and outright abuse of its Sunshine Laws leave citizens still somewhat in the dark. […]
Our litigious governor’s profligate ways in office – The Ledger
At some point in the future, when a historian sits down to chronicle Gov. Rick Scott’s tenure in Tallahassee, a couple of points in the governor’s favor will be abundantly clear. The first is that Scott, whether by his own actions or by the sheer luck of timing, or perhaps some combination thereof, will have […]
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