In May, an aide to former Florida Gov. Reubin Askew, James Apthorp, filed suit against the state alleging that a new “blind trust” law passed in 2013 violated the state constitution by allowing public officials to conceal their private investment holdings. A dozen media organizations, including The Associated Press and the Florida Society of News […]
Nominating council picks 16 candidates to interview for PSC, including Patronis – Miami Herald Naked Politics Blog
The legislatively-dominated committee assigned to nominate six candidates to the Public Service Commission narrowed its list of candidates from 32 to 16 on Thursday, preserving the chance for a term-limited legislator who runs a Panama City restaurant to get the high-profile job. The PSC Nominating Council will interview the 16 candidates and then decide who […]
Editorial: In Florida, utilities call the shots – Tampa Bay Times
This week’s Florida Public Service Commission hearings on energy efficiency reflect everything wrong with this state’s energy policy. Instead of raising modest energy savings goals, the PSC is considering cutting them. Instead of listening to the public, the PSC is hearing only from electric utilities eager to slash the efficiency goals, build more power plants […]
