BARTOW — Plans to make court records available online to the public have been delayed by at least three months. Polk County Clerk of Courts Stacy Butterfield said residents won’t be able to access court records until mid-November. She had previously said the the new system would be available Aug. 1. Butterfield said it took […]
Don’t hide how we pick university presidents – Sun-Sentinel
For decades, Florida lawmakers have talked about changing the public records law to hide the names of people who apply to run our state universities. This year, they may well do it. Their argument is simple. They say no good candidates will apply to be president of a Florida university if their names are going […]
Lawyer: Scott broke law with private emails – The Tampa Tribune
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s disclosure of nearly 200 pages of emails from a private Google account could become key evidence in an ongoing lawsuit that charges that the governor flouted the state’s public records law. The Scott administration released documents late last month that showed Scott, using a private account, exchanged emails with top aides […]
