TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – A dispute alleging Gov. Rick Scott and his staff
subverted public-records laws will cost the state $700,000, according to an
agreement released Friday by the governor’s office.

As first reported by the Herald/Times capital bureau, the state will pay
the money to Tallahassee attorney Steven Andrews, who until this week had
been involved in a legal battle with Scott and the Cabinet about the
state’s desire to expand property known as “The Grove” near the governor’s
mansion.

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the state of Florida this week agreed to pay
$700,000 to settle several lawsuits that contended that the Republican
governor and other state officials flouted the state's public records law.

It is believed to be one of the larger payments ever approved in an open
government case in Florida history, but the settlement means that Scott can
avoid having a judge rule that his administration broke the law. The
agreement also ends a related lawsuit against Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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