Miami Herald by Steve Contorno May 5, 2017 More than 2.7 million criminal records will be sealed and the arrest records of hundreds of thousands of people will be concealed under a bill heading to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk. An
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial May 1, 2017 In a bid to give a break to Floridians who are arrested but not convicted of crimes, the state Legislature has passed a bill that would automatically seal criminal-history records of anyone whose charges
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The Ledger Editorial May 2, 2017 For the past few weeks, it has become evident that the Florida Legislature can’t agree on much. Democrats fight with Republicans, Republicans fight with Republicans, the House fights with the Senate, lawmakers fight with
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Tallahassee Democrat Editorial May 1, 2017 We urge Florida Gov. Rick Scott not to sign a very dangerous bill blocking public records access to certain criminal history information of those involved in misdemeanor and felony cases. Senate bill 118 is
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The News-Press by Thyrie Bland April 13, 2017 There probably aren’t any public officials in Florida who don’t know this: When they discuss or conduct public business, it must be done in an open meeting. But when the Florida Department
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The News-Press by Thyrie Bland March 31, 2017 A state investigation into the Florida Gulf Coast University board found that two trustees met with the school’s president and provost in violation of the state’s Sunshine Law. The investigation also found
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“The PTC needs more, not less transparency; FDLE’s motion to seal public records does not accomplish that goal,” said Mogensen. “The public is entitled to know what its government has been up to.” by the Tampa Bay Times’ Christopher O’Donnell
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Pines officer tapped into confidential databases 560 times to snoop on others by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel January 6, 2017 Pembroke Pines police officer used confidential databases as her personal snooping tools, tapping more than 500 times into sensitive information
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by Watchdog.org’s Gina Edwards November 17, 2016 The Naples Police Department’s firing case against a 17-year veteran officer began to crumble when one Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent refused to answer a subpoena and testify on behalf of the
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May 25, 2016 – Daytona Beach News-Journal by Dinah Voyles Pulver State law enforcement agents descended on DeBary City Hall Wednesday morning with a search warrant. When they left nearly five hours later, they took with them more than 37,000
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