Tampa Bay Times by Editorial Board August 13, 2018 40%of Americans who were eligible to vote for president in 2016 just didn’t bother. That number dwarfs the portion of all eligible voters who cast a ballot for President Donald Trump
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Herald-Tribune by Chris Anderson and Nicole Rodriguez August 16, 2018 City manager Tom Barwin previously denied using private email account days before hundreds of emails surfaced SARASOTA — In a newly surfaced correspondence with a top official, City Manager Tom
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In light of the current national dialogue on the value of press freedom, we at the Florida First Amendment Foundation (FAF) want to underscore our commitment to protect your right to know. On a daily basis and frequently at great
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Tampa Bay Times by John Romano August 16, 2018 Decorum matters, and so the attorney’s language was appropriately measured. In seeking to have a constitutional amendment thrown off the ballot, a motion filed in Leon County used words such as
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Free Speech by Techdirt was written by Tim Cushing August 14, 2018 Last week, the Broward County School Board went after a Florida newspaper, claiming it should be held in contempt of court for publishing information the school district didn’t properly redact. The
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Sun Sentinel by Rafael Olmeda August 15, 2018 A furious judge scolded the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Wednesday for publishing confidential but legally obtained information about Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said the newspaper flouted her order that
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Miami Herald by Mary Ellen Klas August 14, 2018 TALLAHASSEE Six of the eight amendments placed on the November ballot by the Constitution Revision Commission require voters to “pay a price for the right to vote for or against them,’’ retired
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Capital Soup August 14, 2018 A collection of leading free-speech, open government, and environmental advocates joins a growing list backing former Martin County Commissioner Maggy Hurchalla as she appeals a judgment entered against her for questioning the environmental benefits of
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