The Florida constitution guarantees a right of access to public records to every person. However, special service charges for public records restrict access to requestors with the financial resources to pay for requests — or the the means to sue for an unreasonable charge. Some states and the federal Freedom of Information Act waive fees […]
Keeping Scott’s emails open – Herald-Tribune
Gov. Rick Scott believes state government should be transparent. When it suits his agenda. Florida’s governor and his staff have been quick, for example, to post online the salaries of state employees and requests made for public documents. Yet a lawsuit settled last week underscored the Scott administration’s duplicity on transparency. The suit revealed that […]
Editorial: Florida needs sensible approach to use of body camera recordings – TCpalm
The use of body cameras, and body camera recordings, prompted some of the most spirited debate during the 2015 legislative session. The fault line ran between transparency and privacy. Some legislators favored policies that encouraged the use of this technology to help discern the truth during encounters between police and citizens. Other lawmakers advocated stricter […]
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