FOI Followup: Successful litigants in a lawsuit against Florida Governor Rick Scott and his cabinet return the funds to NFOIC and to the Knight Foundation FOI grant program. The grant was critical to secure legal representation that may not have occurred without the funds. Continue>>>
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TALLAHASSEE – Project Sunburst, a public email-disclosure system started by Gov. Rick Scott after he took office in 2011, has been more of “a sunshine bust,” an open-government advocate said Thursday.
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Read More… from Florida: Transparency group call’s Scott’s ‘sunshine’ effort a failure
Governor Rick Scott is getting pressure from media organizations and open-government advocates who filed a lawsuit over the ouster of Florida’s top cop.
The lawsuit alleges the handling of the forced resignation of the state’s top law-enforcement officer violated the Sunshine Law and is calling for an independent investigation.
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Read More… from Media, Open-Government Groups Seek Answers On Bailey Ouster
The spotlight turns on Tallahassee today as Gov. Rick Scott is sworn in for a second term, and there will be optimistic speeches and pronouncements about the Sunshine State's bright future. Yet the governor and the Legislature have driven state government into the darkness with their disregard for public records and brazen attempts to keep public business secret. If this is a day of fresh starts, then Scott and legislative leaders should pledge to honor Florida's commitment to government in the sunshine instead of fighting it at every turn.
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Read More… from Editorial: Florida Gov. Rick Scott should embrace openness rather than secrecy
From NBC Miami
Florida A&M University trustees are changing the mission of the school's anti-hazing committee and forcing it to meet publicly
The trustees voted 8-2 on Friday to make the school's new anti-hazing committee an advisory panel.
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Read More… from FAMU Will Have Hazing Committee Meetings Open To Public
