Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a wealthy former businessman who put up millions of his money to help his two campaigns, is refusing to hand over detailed financial information that could answer whether he is violating a state ethics law. Lawyers for Democratic candidate George Sheldon sought the information as part of their ongoing lawsuit that […]
Buyout Firms Push to Keep Information Under Wraps – The Wall Street Journal
KKR & Co. warned Iowa’s public pension fund against complying with a public-records request for information about fees it paid the buyout firm, saying that doing so risked it being barred from future private-equity investments. In an Oct. 28 letter to the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System, KKR General Counsel David Sorkin said the data was […]
Editorial: What is Gov. Rick Scott hiding? – Tampa Bay Times
Floridians have a valid interest and a constitutional right to know where their governor is investing his money and whether he is financially benefiting from public policy he helps set. Now there are reasonable questions — and a lawsuit — over whether Floridians have a complete picture of Gov. Rick Scott’s financial interests. Scott should […]
