By Fred Grimm Trade secrets. Private information. Privileged stuff about the inner workings of a basic democratic function. In other words, not for the likes of you. Neither the public nor the press can see 538 pages of emails, maps and planning documents generated by one of the high-powered political operatives who actually run this […]
Justice Clarence Thomas asked to block evidence – Tallahassee Democrat
A bitter legal feud over Florida’s political landscape has now made its way to the United States Supreme Court. An emergency petition was filed Wednesday with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that asked him to stop a Florida judge from hearing evidence obtained from a Republican political consulting firm. The Florida Supreme Court ruled […]
Turkeys – Tallahassee Democrat
When Florida TaxWatch unveiled its 2014 Budget Turkey Report recently, it wheeled out a new prop, Turkey Tina. Perhaps the lanky old Turkey Tom ruffled a few too many feathers. After TaxWatch published its list of questionable legislative expenditures last year, Senate budget chairman Joe Negron, R-Stuart, called it “a tired media gimmick” and Senate […]
