Judge gives Governor DeSantis 5 days to respond to Martha's Vineyard public records lawsuit; sets hearing for October 25. bit.ly/3TaASFK
@FLCTRGA #FLCGAStrikeForce
Florida Center for Government Accountability
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Florida Center for Government Accountability
@FLCTRGA
To produce well-sourced quality reporting that illuminates complex issues, holds government accountable to its citizens, and enhances civic engagement.
Joined April 2021
- Replying to @CarlosGSmithThe Florida Center for Government Accountability (FLCGA) joined @CarlosGSmith in filing a lawsuit against the FL Dept of Health Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees over the state’s refusal to release vital and previously public COVID-19 data.
- "The Sentinel has twice sued the DeSantis administration for access to public records and prevailed both times, with the state having to pay our legal bills — a ridiculous waste of taxpayer dollars." bit.ly/3NogOjL @orlandosentinel @Scott_Maxwell #DefendDemocracy
- FLCGA has joined FL Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith & filed a lawsuit against the FL Dept of Health & Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees over state’s refusal to release vital & previously public COVID-19 data as FL continues to break previous records in confirmed cases.
- “Records cannot be hidden by conducting public business on private cell phones and encrypted apps. Judge Marsh’s order must be enforced. No individual is above the law,’’ @mbar62 @FLCTRGA. bit.ly/3EUHyCe @MaryEllenKlas
- Abortion and a "complete entanglement between church & state." #Democracy101 is needed here. flcga.org/sacred-scheme-… #DefendDemocracy @NormanOn10
- THREE-WAY? "The woman alleged that she and both Zieglers had been involved in a longstanding consensual three-way sexual relationship. .." . #DefendDemocracy flcga.org/florida-gop-ch…
- Judge Lee Marsh rules that @GovRonDeSantis failed to comply w/FL’s public records law in a request for records related to text messages, communications & other docs re Martha’s Vineyard immigrant flights filed by @FLCTRGA - must provide records within 20 days. #FLCGAStrikeForce
- "Christian Ziegler concluded that the couple needed 'to hunt for somebody new.'” flcga.org/while-touting-… @mbar62 #DefendDemocracy
- Judge sides with FLCGA to grant deposition of state health official in COVID-19 records lawsuit @CarlosGSmith #COVID19 mailchi.mp/8e375c7bc474/f…
- "U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, asked the Department of Justice to investigate Florida Power & Light dark money organization use to sway elections... [It was] an apparent attempt to disguise the source of funding for these endeavors." @orlandosentinel tinyurl.com/bdhpawzp
- "Charity expense reports show that the councilman [Rory Diamond] also at times spent lavishly with his charity-issued credit card and in some cases on what appear to be personal expenses. bit.ly/3pyWS3K #DefendDemocracy
- Governors are not kings. They cannot do whatever they like. Their work is our work. Their records are our records. We paid for them with our taxes — bit.ly/3YydK6I @MiamiHerald
- “I see no reason for this bill,” said Barbara Petersen, the executive director of @FLCTRGA. “We’ve always had access to the governor’s travel records, always, and why Governor DeSantis needs special protection is totally unclear to me.”
