It’s easy to spend money — when it belongs to someone else. Just ask Gov. Rick Scott. The governor recently agreed to hand over $700,000 from taxpayers to settle seven lawsuits alleging that he and his staff violated Florida’s Government in the Sunshine law by creating private email accounts to skirt public-record requirements. Unfortunately, this […]
Nickens: Sunshine Law case brings positive change to Florida government – Tampa Bay Times
About 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott’s office emailed to reporters his daily schedule, which is a public record. Surprise. At 8:30 a.m., the governor would sign into law the 2015-16 state budget that the Legislature had just approved four days earlier and announce which projects he had vetoed. The Tampa Bay Times‘ capital bureau […]
Florida taxpayers on the hook for more than $228k for Sunshine lawsuit, more to come – Bradenton Herald
For the second time in a month, Gov. Rick Scott is negotiating a settlement to use taxpayer dollars to end a lawsuit alleging he violated state Sunshine laws. According to documents filed in First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee this month, the governor is negotiating with Tallahassee attorney Steve Andrews over a lawsuit accusing […]
