Sun-Sentinel by Dan Sweeney June 24, 2017 y two state legislators — both from South Florida — received the highest grade for safeguarding Florida’s public records this year, according to an analysis by the Florida Society of News Editors and the First Amendment Foundation. State Rep. Joe Geller, D-Aventura, was not happy about it. “Oh, […]
Stevenson argues to keep open meetings open – and wins
Historic City News May 2, 2017 In an April 26th Historic City News article titled, “House members grease way for public meetings to become secret,” we reported that the House Government Accountability Committee had unanimously approved a Bill that would allow private one-on-one meetings of local elected officials, even when they serve on the same […]
House lawmakers compile $2.7 billion wishlist for hometown projects
by Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet March 14, 2017 After years of secretly stashing money into budgets with little public scrutiny, state lawmakers are being forced to defend their requests for hometown projects in broad daylight. In Florida’s Capitol, that’s called reform. It’s part of House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s agenda to drag discretionary pork-barrel spending […]
