01/20/16 – By Jason Parsley A new bill making its way through the Florida legislature has been described by one public records expert as “undoubtedly the worst bill I’ve seen in all my 25 plus years.” Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, further criticized HB 1021 as an attempt to severely weaken Florida’s […]

01/20/16 – By Jim Saunders With the backing of local governments, a House panel Wednesday approved a bill that would give judges discretion in deciding whether to award attorney fees in public-records lawsuits. Open-government advocates argue the bill (HB 1021) would blow a hole in Florida’s Sunshine Law, as government agencies are now required to […]