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Daniel TilsonFebruary 19, 2015

So we’ve got this Sunshine Law in Florida. It’s supposed to be all about “open” government decision-making and freedom of information, including unrestricted access to public records. As many of us now know more than ever before, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet have made a farce of the law. And they’ve had plenty […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 17, 2015

The pent-up demand among Floridians to have a solar power option is strong. If you doubt that, consider that just a month into announcing their campaign, Floridians for Solar Choice organizers have announced they already have gathered 100,000 signatures to get a constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot, and say nearly 1,000 people have joined […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 17, 2015

They won’t back down. That was the theme of a press conference held Tuesday morning in Tampa by immigration activists, reacting to an order issued late Monday by a federal judge that temporarily will block a federal immigration program that would have potentially shielded millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. “We’re here to give the […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 17, 2015

They won’t back down. That was the theme of a press conference held Tuesday morning in Tampa by immigration activists, reacting to an order issued late Monday by a federal judge that temporarily will block a federal immigration program that would have potentially shielded millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. “We’re here to give the […]

Susan ClaryFebruary 16, 2015

I finally saw “Selma.” The Oscar-nominated film depicts Dr. Martin Luther King’s push for passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – the federal legislation that was a crowning achievement of the Civil Rights Movement. Many protesters, both black and white, were sacrificed during the brutal efforts to make the 54-mile march from Selma, Alabama, […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 13, 2015

You won’t have to travel to Tallahassee to catch the follow up to the high profile Cabinet meeting in Tampa last week. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has asked the Florida Channel to broadcast the March 4 Cabinet aides meeting so those interested in following the discussions during the Cabinet’s next meeting. The chief issue […]

James CallFebruary 10, 2015

A big foot can make noise and Jeb Bush is starting to make noise. About 300 people attended a Right to Rise PAC fundraiser Tuesday, sponsored by some of Tallahassee’s leading lobbying firms and featuring the former Florida governor. Bush a nascent presidential candidate — he’s “seriously considering” — was enough to make the GOP’s […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2015

Attorney General Pam Bondi has earned the ire of Democrats, gay rights advocates and plenty of newspaper editorial writers over the years for her obstinate resistance to same-sex marriage in Florida. One thing can definitely be said about her fervent opposition, though: She never defied a federal judge’s order, which is exactly what Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2015

Attorney General Pam Bondi has earned the ire of Democrats, gay rights advocates and plenty of newspaper editorial writers over the years for her obstinate resistance to same-sex marriage in Florida. One thing can definitely be said about her fervent opposition, though: She never defied a federal judge’s order, which is exactly what Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 6, 2015

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday urged all Floridians who are customers of Anthem to take extra measures in monitoring their credit. The company, one of the nation’s largest health care insurers, stored the Social Security numbers of 80 million customers without encrypting them. Hackers then broke into their database, the largest-ever computer breach […]

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Daniel Tilson: Ain’t no sunshine: Make our legislators clean the mud off Florida government ‘transparency’

Floridians for Solar Choice report big start to put homegrown power measure on 2016 ballot

Tampa activists say they’re not intimidated by Texas judge’s ruling on immigration relief

Tampa activists say they're not intimidated by Texas judge's ruling on immigration relief

Susan Clary: Future 'Selma' will depict gay-rights struggle

Jeff Atwater secures TV coverage for cabinet aides meeting

Jeb Bush bestrides Tallahassee like a colossus

Mitch Perry Report for 2.10.15 — Alabama’s chief justice goes where Pam Bondi wouldn’t

Mitch Perry Report for 2.10.15 — Alabama's chief justice goes where Pam Bondi wouldn't

More timely than ever, the Florida Center for Cybersecurity at USF opens