Lobbyists in the Sunshine State are subject to the least-transparent public disclosure requirements in the country. The Sunlight Foundation, an open-government watchdog group, released a study Wednesday highlighting the details of what state legislative lobbyists are required to disclose to the government and how much of that information is publicly available. Florida ranked dead last, behind Nevada […]
Lawyer’s hiring by Cabinet in Sunshine Law case raises new openness questions – Miami Herald
Accused of Sunshine Law open meeting violations, Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members Tuesday hired a law firm to represent them — an action that in itself should have been handled more openly, some lawyers said. In a nine-minute meeting, the four statewide officials voted to spend up to $50,000 of tax dollars with the […]