I never Googled myself. Until 10 minutes ago. Apparently, there are 141,000 mentions of me on the Internet. I don’t know what all of them say; I got bored after a couple pages. But there was a photo section that was curious. It had photos of me, photos I took, photos of people I wrote […]
Nickens: Closing off government from sunshine – Tampa Bay Times
By Tim Nickens They talk a good game in Tallahassee about the importance of open government and conducting the public’s business in public. They just don’t practice what they preach. Here’s a good snapshot of just how secretive Tallahassee has become. The former chief of staff for the late Gov. Reubin Askew asked the Florida […]
Steve Bousquet: Text messages to Gov. Rick Scott’s top aide show behind-the-scenes lobbying – Tampa Bay Times
By Steve Bousquet Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a policy of not conducting public business through text messages. But that doesn’t stop a lot of people, including elected officials, from texting Adam Hollingsworth, Scott’s chief of staff. They want a heads-up on a pending veto, help getting a friend an appointment or to arrange a […]