About 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott’s office emailed to reporters his daily schedule, which is a public record. Surprise. At 8:30 a.m., the governor would sign into law the 2015-16 state budget that the Legislature had just approved four days earlier and announce which projects he had vetoed. The Tampa Bay Times‘ capital bureau […]
Our View: Government in the Sunshine – Washington County News
Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967 to provide the public with the right of access to government proceedings, allowing residents to know how government at all levels is spending taxpayer dollars and what decisions those governing bodies are making. The Sunshine Law also benefits those governing bodies by helping maintain transparency and fostering a […]
