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Scott gets government advice out of the Sunshine
Gov.-elect Rick Scott is meeting for the third and final day with his transition teams to get advice on how to revamp Florida government when he takes office on Jan. 4. Although Scott set up a website...
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UPDATE: What Scott transition team members are saying about private meetings
Gov.-elect Rick Scott is winding up three days of behind-closed-doors briefings from his nearly 200 transition team members to prepare for his move into the governor’s office on Jan. 4. Scott’s meeting...
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Sunshine guru Pat Gleason goes back to AG office
Pat Gleason, the veritable font of all government in the sunshine knowledge, is going back to work at the attorney general’s’ office, this time for AG-elect Pam Bondi. Gleason is currently serving as...
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Scott’s dinner with top Senators has his office rethinking get-togethers
Gov. Rick Scott, a few of his closest aides and three of the Senate’s most powerful lawmakers broke bread at the governor’s mansion last night, covering a variety of topics ranging from Ironman...
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Scott shrinks lawmaker dinner club
Gov. Rick Scott is hosting another of his “social” dinners with lawmakers at the governor’s mansion this evening. But this time, he’s limiting the supper club to two House members to avoid getting the...
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Gov. Scott backs down on public records fees
Gov. Rick Scott has eased his public records policy after complaints from newspaper editors and public records advocates. Scott announced Thursday he is lowering costs for some public records requests,...
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Scott office shuffle includes Timmann’s departure to run for Martin clerk
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday announced a reshuffling of some staff positions as he heads into his second year in the executive office. Carolyn Timmann, head of the governor’s open government office, is...
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Negron right to speak measure ready for floor vote
Florida’s broad open government laws require that citizens be informed about when public meetings are held but don’t guarantee that they’ll be able to give their two cents if they show up. Sen. Joe...
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Petersen named to web task force
Barbara Petersen, longtime president of Florida’s First Amendment Foundation, the news organization-backed open government advocacy group, was named Monday to a legislative panel examining public...
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House GOP caucus a ‘history lesson,’ not a violation of open meeting law
House Republicans held a rare, closed-door caucus before today’s session discussing Medicaid expansion and a pending health-care bill in the Senate. Speaker Steve Crisafulli was heard through the door...
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