Saying the request “falls squarely within a legitimate legislative investigation,” an appeals court backed the Florida House’s effort to subpoena information related to contracts for a taxpayer-funded television show hosted by famed chef Emeril Lagasse.

A three-judge panel of the First District Court of Appeal overturned a circuit judge’s ruling that blocked the House from subpoenaing records from MAT Media, LLC, which received more than $10 million through contracts with the state tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida.

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