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State audit finds possible conflict of interest with a top FSCJ administrator

State had concerns about work of vice president, but college president disagrees.

Posted: May 5, 2012 – 12:19am  |  Updated: May 6, 2012 – 8:55am
By Kate Howard Perry 

A state audit this year admonished a Florida State College at Jacksonville administrator, saying his second job as a senior vice president at a New Jersey college where he sold a product was a potential . . . → Read More: State audit finds possible conflict of interest with a top FSCJ administrator

Paul Flemming: Sunshine spoils a beautiful relationship

From: Flemming, Paul [mailto:plug_emp(true, '=fe;emp:com;emp:.f1-ca5d3#e62*;emp:tallahassee;emp:362bd1;emp:pflemming');]

Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 4:43 PM

To: Burgess, Brian [plug_emp(true, '=.e5;emp:myflorida.com;emp:fba10#d3524;emp:eog;emp:bef4.632a*-1#c;emp:brian.burgess');]

Subject: Project Sunburst/Breaking up

Brian,

It’s not you. It’s me.

Goodness knows I’ve told you so many times about my absolute position on open records. I’ve gone all high-falutin’ on you about Madisonian ideals and my crazy position that there’s nothing worth doing that can’t . . . → Read More: Paul Flemming: Sunshine spoils a beautiful relationship

Scott Now Embracing Sunshine Laws

By Lloyd Dunkelberger

Published: Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 11:44 p.m.

As an outsider with scant experience with Florida government, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration drew much criticism for his handling of public records in his first year in office.

Now, well into his second year, Scott is drawing praise for his embrace . . . → Read More: Scott Now Embracing Sunshine Laws

Fact Check: Does a new law restrict protests and violate the First Amendment?

Many Times-Union readers want to know:

I received an email that says that H.R. 347, signed into law by President Barack Obama, forbids anyone from protesting in the presence of the Secret Service. And that essentially means you can’t protest in front of Obama. Is this true?

This is a law that has spawned a lot of debate.

The . . . → Read More: Fact Check: Does a new law restrict protests and violate the First Amendment?

Is secrecy justified in George Zimmerman case?

Experts question whether evidence can remain under wraps
Author: Sean Lavin, Assignment Editor, plug_emp(true, ‘=3f2b-a56.01cd4;emp:com;emp:1a;emp:wkmg;emp:;emp:slavin’);
SANFORD, Fla. -On the very first day George Zimmerman faced a judge on charges of murdering Trayvon Martin, it appeared the special prosecutor and Zimmerman’s attorney were working together to keep certain records secret.

Right when it appeared that April 12 hearing was over, Special Prosecutor . . . → Read More: Is secrecy justified in George Zimmerman case?

Student privacy issues discussed in Pasco

By RONNIE BLAIR | The Tampa Tribune
Published: May 06, 2012

LAND O’ LAKES –

Pasco County School Board members say they want to share more information with the public when cases arise such as a recent one in which a River Ridge High student threatened to kill his teacher, an assistant principal and fellow students.

District staff members and the school board . . . → Read More: Student privacy issues discussed in Pasco

Governor pledges to let sun shine on staff emails, giving public online access

By JOHN KENNEDY

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Updated: 4:33 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012

Posted: 4:24 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott kicked open his inbox Thursday, unveiling an effort dubbed Project Sunburst that will give the public access to emails he and 11 top staffers send and receive – within seven days of being written.

Scott, whose history with email includes deleting communications made by the incoming . . . → Read More: Governor pledges to let sun shine on staff emails, giving public online access

2012 sunshine week review

Sunshine Week review:

– Highlight was symposium at UCF in Orlando. Good program, speakers and

dialogue. Barbara was the star and key organizer. Only disappointment was the

turnout.

– Overall good participation by newspapers across the state in their own papers during that week, mainly on opinion pages.

– School lesson developed by FAF was very good tool. I heard from . . . → Read More: 2012 sunshine week review

January 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

January 2012 board meeting minutes

 

Present (all via conference call): Cory Lancaster, Mark Russell, Mike Connelly, Rick Hirsch, David Carlson, Dennis Durkee, Antonio Fins, Bob Gabordi, Mike Wilson, Manny Garcia, Gil Thelen

 

Meeting called to order by Lancaster at 10 a.m. (or so) Jan. 11, 2012.

 

Approval of minutes. Hirsch moved that the minutes of the November board meeting . . . → Read More: January 2012 Board Meeting Minutes

Paul Janensch: Should the First Amendment protect WikiLeaks, Assange, from prosecution relating to spreading classified information?

Prosecute Assange if leaks seriously jeopardized nation, but not they were solely embarrassing

Paul Janensch was a newspaper editor and taught journalism at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. His Treasure Coast Essay airs at 7:20 a.m. and 5:59 p.m. Mondays on WQCS, 88.9 FM.
Posted April 30, 2012 at 4 a.m.

 

Should the First Amendment protect WikiLeaks?

The speaker was lawyer . . . → Read More: Paul Janensch: Should the First Amendment protect WikiLeaks, Assange, from prosecution relating to spreading classified information?