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 […]
SUNSHINE WEEK: Editorial: Florida without sunshine wouldn’t be pretty – Florida Society of News Editors
State laws requiring that government conduct its business in public and that the records of official business be available for public inspection are as critical to the functioning of our government as fair elections and a free press. Consider the ongoing debate about Hillary Clinton’s emails while secretary of state, and ask yourself whether our […]
Public has right to know what government agencies are doing – Victoria Advocate
With the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week, a couple of themes become apparent in a review of pending state legislation affecting the public’s right to know. First, the rush to equip police officers with body cameras throws new light on the long-running tension between privacy rights and public-access rights. Current Oklahoma law, for example, makes […]
