After leaving Congress, Attorney General Bill McCollum cashed in on his support of the financial industry to become a high-paid lobbyist for the industry. Just recently, he sent a letter to bank executives asking them to address the housing crisis in Florida? Bill McCollum is trying to cash in again, but this time for help in white-washing his own record. Will Bill McCollum finally take responsibility for his use of Washington's revolving door, even at the expense of Florida home-owners?
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Of the more than 100 bills affecting public records and meetings swirling around the current legislative session, one sponsored by State Senator Paula Dockery would limit government agencies' ability to charge the public for redacting confidential information from the records, something previously attempted by her gubernatorial primary opponent Bill McCollum.
"Will Bill McCollum support this new legislation to prevent the obstruction of open records requests despite his previous position of charging hundreds of dollars for copies of his schedule? Will McCollum choose Sunshine or politics as usual?" Florida Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff asked.
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Florida's chief officer of enforcing open sunshine laws, Bill McCollum, was noticeably absent at today's annual Sunshine Appreciation Lunch in Tallahassee, sponsored by the First Amendment Foundation. But this is no surprise given Bill McCollum's record.
"Why is Bill McCollum so scared of putting some sunshine in these dark corners? Good things never come out of shady places," Florida Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff said. "Bill McCollum doesn't walk-the-walk and today he did not even talk-the-talk when it comes to transparency in government. Where was the officer in charge of enforcing Florida's open government laws?"
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On this Valentine's Day, the Florida Democratic Party obtained a copy of the secret card to A.G. Bill McCollum thanking him for refusing to hold the RPOF accountable from former RPOF Executive Director Delmar Johnson, along with the 11 Republican State Senators and 18 GOP State House Members who had RPOF AmEx cards.
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Candidate McCollum Calls for Transparency, Career Politician McCollum Refuses To Let Sunshine In
Republican gubernatorial Candidate Bill McCollum likes to talk about his support for openness and transparency, but Career Politician Bill McCollum covers his cronies in times of scandal, as proven this week.
"Bill McCollum continues to duck and dodge taking action in his role as Attorney General in favor of his political allies, again. Whether its partisan misdeeds or questionable credit cards to lawmakers, Bill McCollum's last priority is the taxpayer and his first priority is his political cronies. Why is Bill McCollum protecting the status quo and the political elite instead of working to bring some transparency to the way business is run in Tallahassee? Why is Bill McCollum afraid of a little sunshine in these dark corners?" Eric Jotkoff, Florida Democratic Party spokesman asked.
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