02/09/16 – By Mona Shand While no one disputes Floridians have a constitutional right to access public documents, the debate over how to crack down on a small number of abusers of that right is much more controversial. State law dictates if a person sues the government for violating public records access and wins, they’ll […]
Some legislators attempt to hide public records – Historic City News
Historic City News will be following close to a dozen bills already filed by Florida lawmakers that would create or expand open records exemptions; keeping certain publicly available information secret. Committee meetings begin the week of January 5th and the annual 60-day legislative session kicks off March 3rd. A “sunset” provision allows for exemptions to […]
Florida Supreme Court grants 10-day stay for secret redistricting docs – Naked Politics, Miami Herald Blog
The clock is running out on political consultant Pat Bainter. The Florida Supreme Court has ordered the release of emails and trial transcripts used in the recent redistricting case — documents Bainter considers private and has been battling to keep out of the public eye. Earlier this week, Bainter asked the court to keep the […]
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