When Washington state Rep. Gerry Pollet took office in December 2011, one of the first things he said he did was start preparing a bill that would require open government training for public officials. As a citizen activist and public interest attorney, Pollet thought the government needed to do a better job promoting openness and […]
Jacobs must open records to public: My Word – Orlando Sentinel
Remember “textgate”? In 2012, an advocacy group discovered that Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and four commissioners were exchanging cellphone text messages with others and then deleting them. Ultimately, the county officials were fined for violating the public-records law. Now that same advocacy group — Organize Now — has uncovered another potential technology-based public-records scandal, […]
Support grows for EDC records to be open – Florida Today
At least six media organizations plan to file a legal brief in support of Brevard County Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis in his court action aimed at assuring that records of the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast are public. “This is a very important case,” said Barbara Petersen, president of the Florida First […]
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