Tampa Bay Times’ The Buzz by Kirby Wilson September 20, 2017 A non-profit voter rights advocacy group, Access Democracy, founded by two veterans of Democratic politics, Hannah Fried and Alexis Prieur L’Heureux, has requested records related to online voter registration from the state of Florida. “With the implementation deadline just over a week away, we […]
Archives for September 20, 2017
Press Corps legend honored
Takeaways from Tallahassee by Peter Schorsch (Saint Petersblog) September 16, 2017 The First Amendment Foundation will honor Pulitzer Prize winner and retired St. Petersburg Times Tallahassee bureau chief Lucy Morgan with the creation of the “Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting.” The open-government watchdog announced the award this week, with a reception to be held 6 p.m. Nov. […]
County offers $35,000 for withholding public records
Historic City News September 19, 2017 When the Volusia County Council convenes its meeting Thursday, the consent agenda will include approval of a $35,000 payment to Daytona Beach attorney Ted Doran to settle his claim against the county for denying a public records request. At issue are political campaign contributions made by a company identified […]