A Stuart lawyer has filed a sweeping public records request with the University of Florida, seeking all documents related to a Lake Okeechobee water report being touted by proponents of a controversial land deal as a reason to by U.S. Sugar land south of Lake Okeechobee. Attorney Lance Richard, who handles criminal defense and divorce cases, declined to […]
Carl Hiaasen: Scott’s ‘creative editing’ deftly deletes ‘climate change’ – Bradenton Herald
Rough draft of Gov. Rick Scott’s urgent message to all employees of the state of Florida: Please pay no attention to recent news reports about my administration banning the use of the terms “climate change” and “global warming” in official documents, letters or emails. There is no official ban. All communications among state employees are […]
Diane Roberts: Hey, reporters! Those secret emails are none of your business! – Context Florida
Let’s be Florida-springs crystal-clear here: Gov. Rick Scott’s staff looked everywhere, even under the sofa. If alleged emails about certain plans for property acquisition and fundraising and taking down a particular pain-in-the-backside lawyer existed, why, naturally the governor’s people would give those emails to anyone who asked. But they don’t. So they didn’t. As for […]
