Florida Politics by Jim Rosica October 19, 2017 The company that publishes the Tampa Bay Times is asking a Tallahassee court to order the release of records on “abuse, neglect or exploitation of vulnerable adults by providers of home health care services” from the state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF). The petition, agreed to by the department, was filed this week by […]
Archives for October 20, 2017
H-T’s ‘Bias’ series a finalist for two EPPYs
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Staff Report October 19, 2017 The Herald-Tribune’s “Bias on the Bench” series is a finalist for two national EPPY Awards from Editor and Publisher. The project by reporters Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson — which found judges throughout Florida sentence black defendants to harsher punishments than whites charged with the […]
Recent Decisions Reflect Diverging Views on Disclosing Records Held in Government Officials’ Private Email Accounts
Ballard Spahr by Alexander I. Ziccardi and Michael Berry October 19, 2017 In recent years, the battle over government transparency has opened up a new front—private email accounts. The press and transparency advocates have argued that records kept in a government official’s private email account should be accessible through state open records requests if they […]