By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Posting or forwarding this material without permission is prohibited. Contact news@newsserviceflorida.com. Barbara Petersen is a national expert on open-government issues. She’s been president of the First Amendment Foundation since 1995, when it was started by a group of media organizations and she became its sole employee. The […]
Search committee holds secret deliberations, opts for Oakland pathologist for medical examiner – The Florida Times-Union
Group will hold teleconference to discuss deliberations that were closed to public, avoid controversy By Andrew Pantazi A search committee deliberated in secret Monday and recommended a California pathologist replace Jacksonville’s controversial chief medical examiner. One of the search committee chairmen decided Tuesday those deliberations would be repeated, this time in public, to avoid any […]
Online access to county court records still a ways off – The Gainesville Sun
By Monivette Cordeiro Staff Writer Although the Florida Supreme Court lifted the moratorium on electronic access to court records in March, it might be awhile before people can view Alachua County court records on their personal computers at home. The Alachua County Clerk of Court’s Office is currently sorting through the rules about who gets […]