Utility Legislative Tactics in Florida

What is happening? A Florida political news site was investigated by the Miami Herald for its support of Florida Light & Power recouping costs for underground lines as promoted by the political news site.

Why is this important? The Miami Herald says that the website was funded and controlled by executives of FL&P through a group of trusted intermediaries from an Alabama consulting firm. The political news site was essentially plucked from obscurity and used as a tool. The site didn’t want to look like a pay to play site because that was “icky.”

How will this be important? People are watching. Information is more readily available than anytime before.

Florida Utility Secretly Took Over a News Site to Bash Critics | Governing via McClatchy Washington Bureau