By John Blonsick American taxpayers expect financial responsibility from our public servants. We also expect respect for the law and accountability when something is rotten in government. Recently, Gov. Rick Scott ran roughshod over Florida’s public disclosure laws. These “Sunshine Laws” are designed to provide transparency in government to combat corruption and malfeasance. Scott, however, […]
Did GOP donor pressure New College “to fire” Fitzgerald for running against Buchanan? – Herald-Tribune
Newly uncovered text messages to Gov. Rick Scott’s office suggests Sarasota beer distributor John Saputo was using his position on the New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees to try to get Keith Fitzgerald fired from his teaching job in 2012 because he was running for Congress against Saputo’s friend U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat […]
All Aboard Florida files suit to block agencies from releasing ‘sensitive’ documents – Political Fix Florida
All Aboard Florida has gone to court to block public release of its most sensitive information, its financial and ridership projections. The railroad filed a lawsuit last month in Tallahassee, naming the Florida Department of Transportation, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority. It wants a judge to block the three […]
