by Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet November 16, 2016 After the latest crash of the Florida driver’s license database, Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano decided he’d had enough. He sent an invoice of $5,155.91 to state highway safety chief Terry Rhodes, demanding that the state reimburse the county for the local tax revenue he […]
First Amendment Foundation calls Mike Fasano’s conditions on public record access ‘highly inappropriate,’ illegal
August 1, 2016 – Florida Politics by Phil Ammann Mike Fasano took to social media last week to “shame” GOP political consulting firm Data Targeting for having the audacity to request public personnel records. In doing so, the Pasco County Tax Collector – recognized with the Friend of the First Amendment award only last year – disappointed a […]
Mike Fasano, it’s none of your business who requests public records
July 28, 2016 – Florida Politics by Peter Schorsch What a difference four years can make. Especially in the world of politics. Elected officials change their positions. Sometimes it can happen when new facts emerge, or because of a desire to follow the will of the people who elected them to serve. And then there […]