TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida G.O.P. officials coordinated with Republican political consultants in an effort to quietly push for favorable state Senate maps, according to depositions and court documents. A lawsuit challenging the state Senate maps was filed in 2012, but it lay dormant as a separate suit over the state’s congressional maps winded its way […]
Case against secret monkey facility moves forward -News-Press
A complaint against a secretive Hendry County primate facility for 3,200 monkeys can proceed through the court system, circuit judge James Sloan has ruled. In an hour-long hearing, he denied Hendry County’s motion to dismiss a complaint alleging it violated the Sunshine Law by approving a controversial primate facility on the Lee/Hendry border without public […]
No Sunshine Law charges filed in 2012 Maitland Arts Center dispute – Orlando Sentinel
No charges will be filed against three Maitland officials accused of violating the Sunshine Law in a 2012 incident, according to a state attorney. The case stems from a complaint filed after private discussions were held between City Attorney Cliff Shepard and city council members about whether the Maitland Arts Center was a public or […]