by Brian Burgess | Sep 13, 2024
Polk County Public School officials ducked Florida’s laws on competitive bidding by using a Texas middleman to broker a lucrative, pre-negotiated contract with a school bus camera company. After questions arose about the original contract’s illegal payment...
by Brian Burgess | Sep 3, 2024
Polk school officials and school bus camera vendor Verra Mobility are talking out of both sides of their mouths – claiming contract was legal while quietly renegotiating the illegal payment scheme. With a deadline fast approaching, Polk County Public Schools are...
by Brian Burgess | Aug 27, 2024
With controversy swirling over a school bus camera contract and the county set to start issuing traffic citations in September, Polk County Public Schools spokesman Kyle Kennedy refused to provide updated contract language and instead directed interested parties to...
by Brian Burgess | Aug 14, 2024
A Polk County bus camera monitoring contract with Verra Mobility calls for $49 payments for each traffic violation that meets specific criteria, but such payments are banned under state law. With students already back at Polk County Public Schools this week, district...
by Brian Burgess | Jul 1, 2024
Despite her claims on Twitter, Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Moody vs. Netchoice did not deliver the populist outcome she was hoping for. In a tweet earlier today, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody trumpeted her own intentionally misleading spin...
by Caden DeLisa | Apr 29, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday requiring political advertisements that use artificial intelligence to include clear disclaimers, with an expectation that the measure will be signed into law. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Friday that requires...
