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 […]
Editor’s Note: Contracted phone services skirt public records law, The Coastal Star
Let me say up front that this is not about the former Ocean Ridge police chief. It is not even about what led up to his more-than-$80,000 settlement with the town. This is about the right of taxpayers to know how the government they support operates. It should be simple: File a public records request […]
Judge splits decision, strikes part of Clerk’s public records fee policy challenged by journalist – Watchdog City
Collier Circuit Judge Fred Hardt issued a split decision that strikes down in-part the high public records fee policy of Collier Clerk of Courts Dwight Brock that journalist Gina Edwards challenged in a civil lawsuit. Hardt’s ruling, issued late Monday, says Brock can only charge $1, not the $350 he charged Edwards for electronic emails […]
