Yes, Florida has a strong open government law and yes, the public has access to nearly all meetings between one or more elected officials on the same board. But that doesn’t mean Broward County has to listen to all of you speak for three hours. The county attorney’s office has issued a memo saying they believe the […]
Some legislators attempt to hide public records – Historic City News
Historic City News will be following close to a dozen bills already filed by Florida lawmakers that would create or expand open records exemptions; keeping certain publicly available information secret. Committee meetings begin the week of January 5th and the annual 60-day legislative session kicks off March 3rd. A “sunset” provision allows for exemptions to […]
Editorial: Redrawing the lines requires transparency – Tampa Bay Times
The leaders of the Florida Legislature have responded properly to a judge’s order by calling a special session this week to redraw two congressional districts that do not meet the constitutional requirements approved by voters. Now lawmakers should make a good-faith effort to redraw the districts without regard to protecting incumbents or political parties. Leon […]
