Roberto Alonso wanted to chime in during a Miami Lakes Town Council meeting last year, but work had taken him out of town. Even though the longtime resident could stream the meeting online from his hotel room, he couldn’t participate in the public comments. If only there were a way to get beamed into the […]
Conflict of interest question resolved for St. Pete Beach candidate
Mayor Steve McFarlin has dropped his call for an ethics inquiry into James Anderson’s candidacy for a seat on the City Commission. Anderson is running for the District 3 commission seat in the March 11 city election. He is opposed by Gregory Premer. At issue is whether Anderson’s ongoing legal action against the city and […]
Secrecy on legislative agenda
Every year, state lawmakers try to make more public information secret. Legislators already have filed dozens of bills creating exemptions to the state’s open records law, widely considered the best in the country. “Florida is proud to lead the nation in providing public access to government meetings and records,” Attorney General Pam Bondi says on […]