Tampa Bay Times by Daniel Ruth November 20, 2017 Florida’s once vaunted reputation as the Sunshine State, a leader in open government, providing the citizenry broad, unfettered access to public meetings and records, is becoming increasingly dreary and overcast with a better than average chance of tyranny. There are few crises a family faces that […]
Florida wipes inspections of troubled nursing homes from its website
Miami Herald by Carol Marbin Miller and Caitlin Ostroff November 17, 2017 On a good day, Olga Vasquez would dress up in the morning, apply makeup and stand in the hallway at her Hialeah Gardens nursing home, helping other residents get in and out of wheelchairs or offering unsolicited advice. On a bad day, her […]
Florida spent $22,000 to remove online nursing home info from public view
“I’m just stunned,” said Barbara A. Petersen, who is the president of the First Amendment Foundation in Tallahassee, an open-government group. “Government serves the people. They are doing a disservice, and one with potentially grave consequences.” Tampa Bay Times by Michael Van Sickler November 18, 2017 From the Miami Herald’s Carol Marbin Miller and Caitlin […]