Accused of Sunshine Law open meeting violations, Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members Tuesday hired a law firm to represent them — an action that in itself should have been handled more openly, some lawyers said. In a nine-minute meeting, the four statewide officials voted to spend up to $50,000 of tax dollars with the […]
Cabinet hires RPOF’s lawyer for Sunshine Law suit – Tampa Bay Times
Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet voted Tuesday morning to hire Daniel Nordby and law firm Shutts & Bowen to represent them in a case alleging Sunshine Law violations — the same legal representation as the Republican Party of Florida. Nordby has a history of representing Florida Republicans. From 2012-14, he was general counsel to […]
Ain’t No Sunshine: Make Our Legislators Clean the Mud Off Florida Govenment ‘Transparency’ – Clay Today
So we’ve got this Sunshine Law in Florida. It’s supposed to be all about “open” government decision-making and freedom of information, including unrestricted access to public records. As many of us now know more than ever before, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet have made a farce of the law. And they’ve had plenty […]
