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 […]
Assault on open government – Miami Herald
Among Florida’s recent governors, none has a worse record on transparency and open government than incumbent Rick Scott. Now Mr. Scott is apparently trying to render Florida’s public records law effectively meaningless by adopting a policy that makes it next to impossible to obtain access to public communications. His latest effort to skirt the obligations […]
Ruling means blind trusts are likely here to stay – Orlando Sentinel
In 1976, Florida voters agreed that “a public office is a public trust,” even though many of its politicians were treating it like a license to bribe. Floridians wrote the Sunshine Amendment into the Constitution thanks to the campaigning of Democratic Gov. Reubin Askew, requiring “full and fair disclosure of [elected officeholders’] financial interests” in order […]
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