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Another Wrinkle In Rick Scott’s Public Records Policy

January 18, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s policy requiring state employees to act as the custodians of their own emails and text messages related to state business has created a tricky situation for workers leaving state government.

As U.S. Bids to Renew Relations With Havana, Heralded Cuban Diabetes Drug Off Limits

January 15, 2015

The developer of the medication, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Havana, is forbidden to bring a nine-year-old drug, called Heberprot-P, to the United States for clinical trials and use.

Tampa Bay Times: Longtime FDLE Chief Forced Out

January 15, 2015

An investigation by The Tampa Bay Times/ Miami Herald shows campaign politics might be at the center of an abrupt high-level resignation at one of the state’s agencies.

Inmate Murder Trial Delayed After Miami Herald Report Raises Questions

January 14, 2015

The trial of a man who is accused of brutally murdering his cellmate in a Florida prison has been delayed after The Miami Herald recently raised some concerns over how officials handled the investigation of the death, which may have been a set up.

Lawmakers Want An Ethics Overhaul Of the State’s Utilities Regulator

January 11, 2015

The same week state lawmakers filed legislation aimed at changing the relationship between the Public Service Commission and the utility companies it is supposed to regulate, Gov. Rick Scott attended the swearing-in of a political ally appointed to the panel.

Following FCIR Story, New Legislation Proposed as Citizens Awareness Foundation Suspends Operations

January 9, 2015

Two Florida legislators proposed bills that would amend the public records laws to protect private companies doing business with state agencies. Open records advocates say the bills as written would impede access to public records.