Former Miami Herald managing editor, Pete Weitzel has become the 16th inductee into the State Open Government Hall of Fame. Known as the “Heroes of the Fifty States,” the Open Government Hall of Fame is a joint initiative of the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) and the Society of Professional Journalists. Inductees are recognized […]
In Lawsuits Statewide, Questions of Profits and Public Records – FCIR
The nonprofit Citizens Awareness Foundation was founded to “empower citizens to exercise their right to know,” according to its mission statement. The South Florida millionaire backing the foundation hired one of the state’s most prominent public records activists to run it, rented office space, and pledged to pay the legal fees to make sure people […]
For the public’s right to know or for profit? A town’s showdown with litigious residents – Broward Bulldog
A non-profit foundation that bills itself as dedicated to the public’s right to know is a target of angry municipal officials who allege it is actually a money-making tool that uses frivolous public records lawsuits to squeeze payouts from governments in South Florida and across the state. The small south Palm Beach town of Gulf […]
