Gov. Rick Scott is being held accountable for violating Florida’s Sunshine Law, but state taxpayers are the ones who are paying the price for his actions — literally. Scott recently agreed to settle seven lawsuits that accused him of using private email to skirt the state’s public-records laws regarding a plan to buy a building […]
Blocking Out Sunshine Laws: Scott’s Secrecy Is Costly – The Ledger
In his Depression-era work “The People, Yes,” the fine poet Carl Sandburg wrote, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” In lieu of pounding and yelling, we suppose, […]
Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet agree to settle Sunshine Law case – Tampa Bay Times
TALLAHASSEE — With no acknowledgment of guilt and little discussion, Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet agreed Tuesday to settle an open meetings lawsuit that will cost taxpayers more than $225,000 in legal fees. By accepting the deal, Scott and the three elected members of the Cabinet agreed to pay $55,000 in attorney’s fees […]
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