Tampa Bay Times Editorial October 27, 2017 With each passing week, Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission looks more like a farce than a faithful effort to enable the public to propose changes that the state’s elected leaders refuse to consider. After holding public hearings and soliciting proposals from Floridians, the commission has advanced only six of […]
Archives for October 2017
Steube bill offers too much ‘wiggle room’ for private meetings
The News Press, TC Palm Editorial October 27, 2017 It happens every year as Florida’s legislative session approaches: Bills are filed in Tallahassee that would erode public access to government meetings and records. So it may be with Senate Bill 560, filed by Florida Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota. The bill seeks to expand an exemption […]
House wants to close ‘trade secret’ loophole that keeps contracts and financials from public
No sign this will force disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracking Tampa Bay Times by Mary Ellen Klas October 26, 2017 Companies that do business in Florida would no longer be able to hide behind a trade secrets exemption to shield financial information and contracts from the public — unless they first get a […]
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