TC Palm by Rich Campbell January 9, 2018 The Martin County Commission’s new policy governing public comment is a joke. Even worse, it might violate Florida’s Sunshine Law and the public’s First Amendment rights. Other than these concerns, it is outstanding policy. Not since Martin County Commissioner Doug Smith — in a previous role as chair — banned applause by audience […]
2018 Legislative Review: Pre-Session Report
[VIEW THE PDF VERSION] January 5, 2018 The following is a list of the bills we will be tracking throughout the 2018 Legislative Session. As usual, we have selected those bills with open government and first amendment implications we think will be of interest to our members. After the summary of each open government bill, […]
FAF Letter to Rep. Byron Donalds Re: HB 439/Exemption – Imminent Litigation
[VIEW PDF VERSION] 5 January 2018 The Honorable Byron Donalds Florida House of Representatives 402 South Monroe Street, Room 1101 The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Re: HB 439/Exemption – Imminent Litigation Dear Representative Donalds: We are writing to express our opposition to HB 439 expanding the exemption under s. 286.011(8), F.S, for meetings at which […]
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