About 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott’s office emailed to reporters his daily schedule, which is a public record. Surprise. At 8:30 a.m., the governor would sign into law the 2015-16 state budget that the Legislature had just approved four days earlier and announce which projects he had vetoed. The Tampa Bay Times‘ capital bureau […]
House holds closed-door meeting on health care – Tallahassee Democrat
House Republicans met behind closed doors for a “history lesson” on health care budgeting Tuesday, but Speaker Steve Crisafulli and top legislative leaders insisted their caucus was not a violation of Florida’s public-meeting laws. “One thing that makes this place work is, we have to be able to talk to each other a little bit,” […]
Sunshine Law case against Chris Dorworth dismissed – Orlando Sentinel
An Orange County judge on Tuesday dismissed a charge of breaking the state’s public meeting laws against former state representative-turned-lobbyist Chris Dorworth. Judge Tanya Davis Wilson, who was set to start jury selection Thursday, ruled Dorworth’s First Amendment right to free speech was violated by the misdemeanor charge against him. “A private citizen has a protected […]
