Visit Florida, the state’s tourism marketing agency, is a public-private partnership. This year state lawmakers funneled $75 million from taxpayers to the agency — more than they allocated for conservation land purchases. [Read More]
Editorial: Cops and cameras – The Gainesville Sun
We live in an age when everything we do can be recorded and played back repeatedly. That lesson was brought home by the horrific cellphone video of South Carolina resident Walter Scott being shot to death while fleeing from a police officer. The video undoubtedly led to the officer being charged with murder. Locally, we […]
Fretting privacy violations, lawmakers advance drone bills – Tampa Bay Times
Trying to preempt privacy concerns with the growing technology, the Florida House and Senate are moving forward with bills regulating the use of drones. The unmanned aircraft have wide-ranging possible uses, including for a same-day delivery plan announced by Amazon.com, storm chasing, search-and-rescue missions and recording overhead video. It’s this last possibility that has state […]
