Tallahassee Democrat Editorial January 6, 2018 Tallahasseeans should feel great satisfaction with the city’s settlement of a public records lawsuit over preservation and disclosure of text messages. We’re not gloating about the agreement worked out between this paper and local government. It would have been nice if the case had never arisen – if the […]
City approves landmark public records suit settlement with the Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee Democrat by Jeffrey Schweers January 3, 2018 The City Commission unanimously approved a landmark settlement agreement with the Tallahassee Democrat Wednesday over a lawsuit alleging public records law violations related to deleted text messages. As part of the agreement, the city admits it violated the Florida Public Records Act when it failed to produce text messages of former […]
Public confidence on the line in city attorney search
Tallahassee Democrat Editorial December 28, 2017 Under normal circumstances, if there wasn’t an ethics cloud hovering over City Hall, replacing retiring City Attorney Lew Shelley wouldn’t be so difficult. But these are not normal times. The FBI is investigating city dealings and the Community Redevelopment Agency, the city manager is suspended pending an investigation of his soliciting […]
