TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A pair of open government and ethics advocacy groups on Friday urged Gov. Rick Scott and Florida legislative leaders to keep and make public a now-secure and largely unused website that gives details about the state budget. It was developed by a private contractor at taxpayer expense.

Senate President Don Gaetz later sent a memorandum to his members noting the data is already public information and that the company, which obtained a no-bid contract from his chamber under a prior administration, wants more money to make its easy-to-use website public.

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