EFFORT FORMING TO PUSH FOR OPEN-GOVERNMENT PROTECTIONS Worried that lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott’s administration are chipping away at Florida’s open-government laws, a coalition of groups is being formed to try to “push back,” a leader of the effort said Thursday. Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, said a meeting was held Thursday […]
House holds closed-door meeting on health care – Tallahassee Democrat
House Republicans met behind closed doors for a “history lesson” on health care budgeting Tuesday, but Speaker Steve Crisafulli and top legislative leaders insisted their caucus was not a violation of Florida’s public-meeting laws. “One thing that makes this place work is, we have to be able to talk to each other a little bit,” […]
Florida activist confronts businesses in mission to preserve open records compliance – The St. Augustine Record
At the Sarasota office of Boro Building and Property Maintenance, a polite but persistent man with a video camera asks to see the company’s contract to provide janitorial services to a state agency. “You can’t come here asking me for a contract,” says the man at the front desk. “I need to see some ID […]
