Before his election to the Manatee County school board in November 2012, attorney Dave Miner spent countless hours and years on education issues — commenting at board meeting, collecting videotapes of those discussion and assembling binders of district documents. He badgered the board and district for accountability. At that time, he served as a relentless […]
Attorney Gabel honored as Friend of the First Amendment – The St. Augustine Record
George Gabel has a tie he wears on special occasions: It’s red and sprinkled with many tiny American flags. Those special occasions? He gives a grin: “This is the tie I like to wear when I’m arguing First Amendment cases.” Those flags, he figures, are a not-so subtle reminder to judges and anyone else of […]
Private talks that led to JEA CEO’s $43,169 bonus scrutinized – The Florida Times-Union
A series of private meetings between JEA board members and an outside attorney resulted in the board’s unanimous and publicly reticent decision last month to award the utility’s CEO a $43,169 bonus, according to Times-Union interviews and a review of the public documents available on the decision. That process raised questions from the city’s ethics […]
