TALLAHASSEE — A proposal intended to make it tougher for evildoers to track the home addresses of military service members and military families has been sent to Gov. Rick Scott. However, the leader of an open-government group that has asked Scott to veto the measure (HB 185) argues it will simply create a hardship for […]
Veto Urged for Records Limitations – The Ledger
First Amendment advocates are asking Gov. Rick Scott to veto three Senate bills his office received Thursday, arguing that each measure represents another diminishment of Florida’s long tradition of open government and open records. The First Amendment Foundation, an advocacy group for open government funded by newspapers and other groups and individuals, is asking Scott […]
Lawmakers pass 13 open government exemptions, Pensacola Today
Florida lawmakers approved 13 new open-government exemptions and re-enacted seven existing exemptions during the annual legislative session that ended last week, according to the First Amendment Foundation, which tracks the issues. The bills included exemptions (SB 200 and SB 7040) for: — Email addresses held by county tax collectors and the Florida Department of Highway […]
