Florida’s legal bill to defend Gov. Rick Scott grew Wednesday, as the governor’s office released documents showing he has agreed pay lawyers $300,000 for defending him in two open government cases that were settled. The legal fees are on top of the nearly $1 million taxpayers have already spent to defend the governor and Cabinet […]
Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet move to mediation in Sunshine lawsuit – Tampa Bay Times
After weeks of behind-the-scenes legal combat, Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members will dispatch their lawyers to mediate differences with Florida news outlets in a lawsuit accusing all four officials of violating the Sunshine Law. The closed-door mediation session Wednesday in Tallahassee postpones a scheduled videotaped deposition of Gerald Bailey, the ousted commissioner of the […]