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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.

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.

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.

State Lawmakers Weigh Possible Prison Reform

January 7, 2015

Ahead of this year’s Legislative session state lawmakers are turning their eyes to one of Florida’s most problematic state agencies: its prison system.

Judge Slams Florida For Not Providing Adequate Health Care To Needy Children

January 6, 2015

Florida is in hot water again for the way it treats medically needy children in the state.

Lawsuit Filed Amid Gay Marriage Uncertainty

December 31, 2014

Ahead of a resolution of whether county clerks statewide can issue gay marriage licenses next week, an anti-gay rights group sued “a county clerk of courts, Orlando's mayor and a judge in an effort to stop them from helping same-sex couples get married in Florida next week,” the Associated Press reports.