COMMENTARY
MARK SCHUMANN
Yesterday, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, which owns the Press Journal, published an editorial supporting the Florida Society of News Editors and the Associated Press is their lawsuit against Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet for violating the Sunshine Law. The Scripps editorial read, “The lawsuit seeks a court finding that the governor and Cabinet members broke the Sunshine Law, which requires meetings of Cabinet members to be publicly noticed and held in open session, with minutes taken. The Sunshine Law also applies to staff when they are used as liaisons between board members to conduct de-facto meetings.”
Hear at home, Scripps and the Press Journal continue to ignore violations of the Sunshine Law by members of the Indian River Shores Town Council. Scripps supports the Shores in its lawsuit against Vero Beach. One has to wonder if there is a connection between Scripps’s support for the Shores lawsuit and for the sale of Vero Electric to Florida Power & Light and the news organizations continued failure to report on serious questions about the legality of email communications between members of the Shores Town Council. (Scripps Publisher Bob Brunjes is married to FPL’s vice president of external affairs.)
See: Will state attorney join media in ignoring Sunshine Law violations?
Indian River Guardian 
NO, You cite a good example with Indian River Shores. Only when it suits them do they act.