Published by the Florida Center for Government Accountability
Michelle DeMarco
Frustration grows as beleaguered DMS Secretary dances around clear answers
Members of a state House budget oversight committee were left disappointed once again on Wednesday; they’d hoped to finally receive answers they have been awaiting …
Spending on Florida’s out-of-state employees continues to raise questions
For the third time in as many weeks, lawmakers have summoned Pedro Allende, the head of the Department of Management Services (DMS) appointed in 2022 …
Fly-by-night government: Committee finds State of Florida paid out-of-state employee $42,000 to commute to Tallahassee
On the heels of a scathing state audit documenting the Department of Management Services’ lax oversight of thousands of government vehicles, new questions are being …
Florida public officials may want to hide their home addresses, but is it a good idea?
Florida’s public records laws, at one time nationally hailed as a model for government transparency and openness, are once again the target of multiple legislative …