TALLAHASSEE — The administration of Gov. Rick Scott is making a unique legal argument when it comes to handing over public records: Get it from the employees, not us. As part of a bitter ongoing legal battle, attorneys who work for the governor late last month declared that both current and former employees are the […]
April Shine On – Monthly Chat with First Amendment Foundation
Barbara Petersen with the Florida First Amendment Foundation is back! Last month she addressed the issue of whether notes taken by public officials during meetings are subject to public information laws and what police are required to release during an ongoing investigation. This month Shine On will take a look at some bills to watch in […]
Public Record Exemptions Slide Through As Safeguards Falter – WGCU
By Rick Stone With two weeks to go in the lawmaking session, open government and ethics measures favored by watchdog groups are stalled in the Florida Legislature. There is particular concern about citizen access to public records. The first worry is about the number of public record exemptions that are pending this year. One of […]