I am writing as a second generation Floridian, whose family has paid and continues to pay Franklin County property taxes over the past six decades. While my roots may not go back as far as some who lived here for generations, I have had the opportunity to have grown up locally, served my country in […]
Did school board violate Sunshine Law with private Arne Duncan huddle? – Palm Beach Post
The Palm Beach Post’s education reporting team of Andrew Marra and Sonja Isger notes that, notwithstanding Florida’s Sunshine Law, five of seven Palm Beach County school board members met privately Monday with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and talked briefly about federal education policy, charter schools and the board’s search for a new superintendent. The closed-to-the-public huddle took place before Duncan spoke at a […]
Court kills challenge to blind-trust law for politicians – Orlando Sentinel
An appeals court Monday tossed out a constitutional challenge to a 2013 law that allows public officials to put their assets into blind trusts, pointing to the “speculative nature” of the case. Jim Apthorp, who served as chief of staff to former Gov. Reubin Askew, filed the challenge last year alleging that the blind-trust law […]
