Palm Beach Post by Kimberly Miller December 8, 2017 The filing of criminal charges against public officials for violating open records laws is a rare event usually reserved for the most flagrant incidents, according to a Florida legal expert. That’s why proponents of the state’s sweeping Government in the Sunshine Law are closely watching the cases of Martin County […]
Martin County commissioners could be removed from office by Gov. Rick Scott
TC Palm by Lisa Broadt November 29, 2017 Two county commissioners who were charged Tuesday could find themselves removed from office by Gov. Rick Scott. Commissioners Ed Fielding and Sarah Heard, as well as former commissioner Anne Scott, have been charged with violations of state public-records law. Fielding and Scott were arrested Tuesday evening on […]
Commissioners’ arrests mark low point for Martin County
TC Palm Editorial November 30, 2017 This week marked a low point in Martin County’s history. Two county commissioners (one sitting, Ed Fielding, and one former, Anne Scott) were indicted Tuesday by a grand jury and charged with criminal violations of Florida’s public records laws. A third, County Commissioner Sarah Heard, was charged with a non-criminal violation the […]
