TC Palm Editorial September 28, 2017 Over the past week, the horrific death of 11 people at a Hollywood Hills nursing home that lost power in the wake of Hurricane Irma suddenly became a story about public records. During a 36-hour period before the first resident died, administrators from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Broward County made […]
Scott’s appointments, secrecy undercut his Irma performance
Tampa Bay Times Editorial September 28, 2017 Gov. Rick Scott gets generally good reviews for his consistent warnings before Hurricane Irma and for the state’s response afterward. But even in the midst of dealing with a major hurricane and the recovery, the governor’s worst impulses diminish his efforts and his credibility. Scott continues to appoint […]
Why were nursing home’s voicemails to governor deleted?
Tampa Bay Times by Daniel Ruth September 27, 2017 If we’ve learned anything during the Rick Scott years, it is that this is a governor to whom transparency and adherence to the state’s public records and Sunshine Laws are about as welcome an intrusion as a caraway seed stuck under a denture. Compared to the […]
