Requesting public records in Florida can be such a long, costly and cumbersome task that the process seems designed to discourage records from being obtained. State universities are particularly adept at creating obstacles to open government. The Sun faced a fight from the University of Florida in getting email and other information on the search […]
Editorial: Open government
Viewpoint: Askew an advocate for better government
The passing of former Gov. Reubin Askew left a lonesome place against the Florida sky last week as our state lost one of the earliest and strongest advocates for government in the sunshine.While representing Northwest Florida in the state Senate in the 1960s, Gov. Askew successfully advocated…Click here to continue reading