When a private company contemplates a major transportation investment stretching across 256 miles of Florida railway and dozens of communities, Floridians deserve to know what their governor knows. But vigorous efforts by Gov. Rick Scott and his administration to deflect questions and mislead the public about the state’s investment in the success of All Aboard […]
Former Florida Governor Reflects On Today’s Partisanship, ‘Overly Cautious’ Candidates – WFSU
Former Florida Gov. Bob Martinez talked today in Tallahassee about the importance of civic engagement. A Smithsonian exhibit on the same topic will be in town for a couple more weeks. Martinez addressed Florida State University applied politics master’s students in the old Senate chambers at the Historic Florida Capitol. Before becoming governor, he’d led a teachers’ union […]
Editorial: In Florida, utilities call the shots – Tampa Bay Times
This week’s Florida Public Service Commission hearings on energy efficiency reflect everything wrong with this state’s energy policy. Instead of raising modest energy savings goals, the PSC is considering cutting them. Instead of listening to the public, the PSC is hearing only from electric utilities eager to slash the efficiency goals, build more power plants […]