Under Gov. Rick Scott, Florida has ramped up its efforts to use tax incentives, and in some cases cash subsidies, to lure businesses to the state and boost job growth.
After misses like the Redpine fiasco in Bay County, state officials say they are committed to a more-stringent vetting process to ensure public dollars are going only . . . → Read More: Count and accountability
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The News Service of Florida - Critics have charged that the panel – appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to review the law that has figured prominently in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin – includes members who helped pass the law in 2005, but no known opponents.
“Before the task force had even convened its first meeting, the . . . → Read More: Critics charge panel appointments on “Stand Your Ground” law is unbalanced The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has talked to North Miami city manager Stephen Johnson about researching tag numbers for the mayor and the mayor’s nephew while he was the police chief. While he was the police chief last year, North Miami’s city manager Stephen Johnson researched license plate information for Mayor Andre Pierre . . . → Read More: Police: North Miami manager ran illegal database searches for mayor Published: Friday, April 27, 2012 at 6:41 a.m. You no longer have to show identification to get into Polk County School Board meetings. It’s good that the district is now complying with Florida’s Government in Sunshine law. It would be better, if it was being done for the right reasons – . . . → Read More: Meetings still need security By Stefan Kamph Thu., Apr. 26 2012 at 12:27 PM For members of the public (including the news media), getting court files from the Broward County Clerk of Courts has been a somewhat arduous process in recent years. The clerk’s offices are crowded and short-staffed, and members of the public need to awkwardly sign in on a clipboard while . . . → Read More: Broward Clerk of Courts Scrambling to Comply With New Florida Public-Records Laws By Venkat Balasubramani with comments from Eric Goldman | Published 3 days ago This post references a case decided by the US District Court of Eastern Virginia, Bland v. Roberts, 2012 Bland and his cohorts worked in the Hampton Sheriff’s Office, under B.J. Roberts. Roberts ran for re-election against Jim Adams, and the plaintiffs were lukewarm in their support of Roberts. In fact, . . . → Read More: Facebook “likes” aren’t speech protected by the First Amendment, rules judge Fight over public’s right to know intensifies as lawyers disagree about record law Author: Sean Lavin, Assignment Editor, plug_emp(true, ‘=-bac.4501#6*;emp:com;emp:5;emp:wkmg;emp:*ad#3c-605.ef1;emp:slavin’); SANFORD, Fla. - As controversy over the $200,000 George Zimmerman raised on PayPal took center stage Friday, Special Prosecutor Angela Corey’s decision to ignore legal questions raised over whether she’s obeying Florida’s public record law went largely unnoticed. But the issue of . . . → Read More: Lawyer: Angela Corey missed deadline to release evidence Court unseals some records hours after George Zimmerman released on bond with GPS tracker early Monday. George Zimmerman was released early Monday morning from the Seminole County jail. And hours later, the judge in the murder case unsealed the court file, making a small portion of information public. Still, the bulk . . . → Read More: Judge unseals file in Trayvon Martin murder case Bartow–The Polk County Schools is dropping its rule requiring people to show photo identification to attend School Board meetings, according to The Ledger of Lakeland. Florida’s Government in the Sunshine law says public boards are forbidden from requiring people to produce identification to enter public meetings. The district had been scanning driver’s licenses and identification cards and comparing them with . . . → Read More: Polk Schools will no longer require photo ID to attend board meetings A new report from a good governance group found that Enterprise Florida suffers from a lack of transparency, making it a high risk for corruption. TALLAHASSEE – A state organization that funnels millions of dollars in taxpayer money to private businesses has a high risk for corruption due to a lack of transparency, a . . . → Read More: Enterprise Florida lacks transparency, says watchdog report |
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