The unanimous vote comes under new transparency rules. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet on Wednesday voted to appoint two agency chiefs that have engendered controversy inside state government and from outside activists in recent months. During a lengthy public interview, Florida Department of Law Enforcement commissioner Rick Swearingen received praise […]
Time for Scott, Cabinet to commit to sunshine – Orlando Sentinel
The Florida First Amendment Foundation has issued a score card that stamps a red, frowning face on bad bills the Legislature approved during this year’s regular session. The score card contains four of those scarlet visages — each denoting a new instance of lawmakers hiding information from Floridians about their government. But those bad bills […]
Cabinet should admit fault in secrecy case – Sun Sentinel
The Florida First Amendment Foundation issued a scorecard that stamps a red frowny face on bad bills the Legislature approved during its regular session. The scorecard contains four of those sad, scarlet visages –— each indicating a new way that Florida officials have concocted to keep information away from regular Floridians. We’ll talk about some […]
