Tallahassee Democrat by Patricia Brigham and Pamela C. Marsh April 4, 2021 The Florida Legislature had quite a time in its now concluded 60-day session —  passing legislation that will hurt Florida and Floridians — after limiting public access to testimony. Public access, public comment and public protests hold governments accountable. When governments around the […]

Tallahassee Democrat by Bill Cotterell May 1, 2021 We in the news media tend to treat every proposed exemption from Florida’s open-meetings and public-records laws with a skepticism bordering on hostility, even contempt. Some information in the hands of government, some proceedings involving public officials, must be secret for obvious reasons of public safety and […]