The secretive nature of business recruitment across Florida could soon become much more public following a court ruling in Brevard County that requires the area’s economic development agencies to comply with open government laws. The decision has already prompted the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County to consider a settlement that would end a five-year […]
Nearly two years of Department of Corrections emails destroyed during 2012 hardware maintenance – Political Fix Florida
The department acknowledged only recently, in response to inquiries over the past 12 months from the Scripps-Tribune Capitol Bureau, that e-mails from January 2007 through September 2008 were destroyed. The department’s top information officer called the destruction of public records a “significant loss of data.” “All data sent and received by DOC staff statewide through […]
Fernandina Observer requests release of impact fee settlement agreement – Fernandina Observer
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to City Manager Joe Gerrity after a previous request from the Fernandina Observer to City Clerk Caroline Best to release the tentative settlement agreement whether draft or in final form in the matters of the City of Fernandina v. State of Florida and/or Conlon v. City of Fernandina […]