The negotiation with proposed Highlands County administrator Michael Wright demonstrates again just how lucky Floridians are to have a government that operates in the sunshine. The process to hire a county administrator has been transparent from the start and continues to be open to anyone wanting to be part of the process. ...more

May 9, 2008

Spring Hill Fire Rescue Commissioner George Biro did not violate Florida's Sunshine Law when he submitted a letter asking his colleagues on the board to vote on a replacement for the outgoing chief. ...more

February 16, 2008

Spring Hill Fire Rescue Commissioner George Biro did not violate Florida's Sunshine Law when he submitted a letter asking his colleagues on the board to vote on a replacement for the outgoing chief. ...more

February 15, 2008

Sunshine Law Violation A letter to fire commissioners suggesting how they should vote, who they should vote for and asking them to expedite the selection process seems to me to violate the very concept of the "Government in the Sunshine" laws. ...more

February 15, 2008

Ric Ridgway, chief assistant state attorney, said he should know by the end of the week if there is enough evidence to begin an inquiry into whether a Spring Hill Fire Rescue District commissioner violated the Florida Government-in-the-Sunshine Law. ...more

February 12, 2008

Attorney General's office issues opinion. ...more

February 11, 2008

George Biro made the first motion last month not to renew Chief J.J. Morrison's contract. In a letter dated Jan. 31, the Spring Hill Fire Rescue commissioner wanted to remind his colleagues on the board he has not backed down from that opinion and even suggested a replacement. ...more

February 10, 2008

These days, lots of important decisions about your life are being made in Tallahassee. ...more

November 25, 2007

Something odd happened when Bob Butterworth called a "press availability" in the Capitol rotunda last spring to announce excessive force might have been used at a Panhandle juvenile detention facility. ...more

November 25, 2007

The Sunshine Law: All official action by boards or commissions shall be open to the public. ...more

November 25, 2007