Florida Politics by Staff Reports February 14, 2019 The call for entries is out for The Parker Thomson Awards for Outstanding Legal Journalism in Florida and the Susan Spencer-Wendel Lifetime Achievement Award, The Florida Bar announced Thursday. Any newspaper, radio station, blog, television station, wire service or online-only
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Nate Monroe: Sunshine Law report shows no heroes in Jacksonville City Hall
The Florida Times-Union by Nate Monroe February 12, 2019 COMMENTARY | This current band of Jacksonville City Hall politicians is the most dysfunctional, debased group of people elevated to local public office in years. Two of the 19 City Council members
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House Looks For Transparency In Health Care
WUSF by Christine Sexton/News Service of Florida February 14, 2019 Patients admitted to Florida hospitals could get more paperwork in the future in the name of health care “transparency.” A House panel on Wednesday approved a bill that would require
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Florida could ban release of recordings after mass shootings
Fox 4 Southwest Florida by Associated Press February 12, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida bill that would prohibit government agencies from releasing photos, video or audio that record the killing of a mass violence victim is moving through
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Florida Senate Considers New Ban On Police Releasing Photo, Audio, Video Of Mass Killings
WUFT by Gabriella Paul February 11, 2019 Florida moved a step closer Monday to prohibiting police from releasing audio, photographs or video of mass killings unless a court gives them permission. The measure could dramatically alter the way news organizations
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An unbelievable odyssey: Trying to access court records, for free and on the spot, at your local courthouse
Florida Phoenix by Lucy Morgan February 13, 2019 For many years, Florida’s public records law made it easy to look at court files – in person, at the courthouse or online. Not any more. The Circuit Clerks who guard this gate
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Orlando Sentinel promotes newsroom veteran Roger Simmons to managing editor
Orlando Sentinel by Kyle Arnold February 12, 2019 The Orlando Sentinel on Tuesday named Roger Simmons its new managing editor to lead day-to-day newsroom operations. Editor-in-Chief Julie Anderson announced the move to the newsroom. Simmons, currently the Sentinel’s content director
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No charges in Sunshine Law probe of Jacksonville City Council, but questionable communication uncovered
The Florida Times by Christopher Hong February 12, 2019 State Attorney Melissa Nelson will not file charges against anyone on the Jacksonville City Council after closing a nearly yearlong investigation into potential violations of the Florida Sunshine Law, although investigators
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Florida could ban release of recordings after mass shootings
WCTV by Associated Press February 11, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida bill that would prohibit government agencies from releasing photos, video or audio that record the killing of a mass violence victim is moving through the Senate. The
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On the record: School Board members finally answer questions about Parkland
Sun Sentinel by Megan O’Matz and Scott Travis February 11, 2019 As the public demanded answers about the slayings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the people elected to govern the district had little to say. The nine members of the
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