A bill that would provide secrecy for applicants in the early stages of searches to fill high-ranking college and university jobs easily passed a Senate committee Monday. The Senate Higher Education Committee voted 7-2 to approve the measure (SB 182), which would exempt information about applicants for the jobs of president, provost or dean from […]
Boynton police bring in FBI, show beating video – Palm Beach Post
The FBI and the state attorney’s office are investigating several Boynton Beach police officers who punched, kicked and used a Taser on three people after a 100 mph chase in August. During a Tuesday news conference, Chief Jeffrey Katz said he asked the agencies in September to investigate after he saw a video of the […]
Martin Dyckman: Prisons need monitoring, but so does Gov. Rick Scott – Context Florida
It is widely acknowledged that the fox should not guard the henhouse. It follows that he shouldn’t hire those who do. That’s a potential problem in the Florida Senate’s comprehensive and well-meant prison bill. (SB 7020) Among other things, it creates a Florida Corrections Commission to monitor what goes on in a prison system becoming […]