Florida Politics by Danny McAuliffe October 26, 2017 House Speaker Richard Corcoran has opened the next front in his personal war for transparency, moving legislation that would bar companies seeking to do business with the state from hiding information behind claims of “trade secrets.” A pair of bills (HB 459, HB 461) was filed Thursday by Rep. Ralph Massullo, […]
House wants to close ‘trade secret’ loophole that keeps contracts and financials from public
No sign this will force disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracking Tampa Bay Times by Mary Ellen Klas October 26, 2017 Companies that do business in Florida would no longer be able to hide behind a trade secrets exemption to shield financial information and contracts from the public — unless they first get a […]