[VIEW PDF VERSION OF LETTER] November 17, 2017 The Honorable Teresa Jacobs, Mayor Orange County Board of County Commissioners 201 S. Rosalind Avenue, 5th Floor Orlando, FL 32801 Dear Mayor Jacobs: We are writing to express our thanks and appreciation for the steps you’ve taken to require the public posting of all contracts with Visit […]
Archives for November 17, 2017
Lucy Morgan Lends Her Name to New Journalism Award
WFSU by Tom Flanigan November 16, 2017 There is now an award named in honor of a legendary Florida journalist. The creation of the “Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting” was celebrated during a gala Wednesday (11/15) night at the Governor’s Club in Tallahassee. For many years, one of the statements most feared by […]
Is there a cost to circumventing public records laws? Martin County learned the hard way
County agrees to pay $12 million for circumventing and destroying records. Tampa Bay Times by Mary Ellen Klas November 16, 2017 Circumventing Florida’s public records law, and destroying public documents, has cost Martin County commissioners more than $12 million — and the toll keeps rising. The commission on Tuesday agreed to a $12 million payout […]