TALLAHASSEE, FL – July 19, 2019 – Attorney Andy Bardos, shareholder in GrayRobinson’s Tallahassee law firm office, was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times article "Florida Continues Fight with Environmentalists Over Conservation Spending." The article covers the action the state is taking to overturn a June 2018 ruling by a Leon County Circuit Judge who found that 185 legislative appropriations violated Amendment 1, which was approved in 2014 by 75 percent of voters. Bardos, who represents the Florida Legislature, said the appeals court’s decision should be based on the written text of the amendment. In the First District Court of Appeal on Tuesday, Bardos argued, "We’ve been referred to the ballot summary, but the ballot summary refers to acquisition, restoration, improvement and management, without any suggestion that the acquisition must come first." Read the full article here. (subscription required)
