Florida Today By Douglas Soule 7/21/2023 Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to invoke “executive privilege” to conceal records from public view. Open records advocates and media groups say how an appeals court rules on that could dramatically affect the public’s ability to get information in Florida, a state long known for transparent records laws. DeSantis’ interpretation “runs afoul […]
FAF Staff Attorney on Waiving or Reducing Fees for Public Records
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 […]
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