In its latest move to continue a long investigation of the local advertising company Waverly Media, the Volusia County Council on Thursday officially named its Waverly investigator an “inspector general” and approved a third spending increment of $50,000, all as the cost of the case climbed past $100,000. The “inspector general” label for lawyer Jon […]
City commission gets rid of ‘kill switch’ – Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee city commissioners on Wednesday unanimously agreed to get rid of an audio microphone kill switch to silence public speakers. Commissioner Nancy Miller raised the issue and said the kill switch gives the impression commissioners are trying to stifle public comment. Instead, Miller said, the commission has gone out of its way to encourage public […]
How cozy can candidates be with political groups? – Minn Post
The criminal investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s collaboration with independent political groups has been making national headlines, but in certain other states, such a relationship would barely raise an eyebrow. Prosecutors in multiple counties have been investigating whether Walker, a potential GOP presidential candidate, illegally coordinated with a slew of independent conservative nonprofits leading up […]