Federal authorities on Thursday took possession of Leon County Schools’ email archiving system, district officials confirmed. Multiple sources told the Tallahassee Democrat that FBI agents served a search warrant at the district and left with the archiving system. The FBI, working with a federal grand jury and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee, is conducting a […]
Florida Law: ‘Conduct Government Business in Public View’ – Tribune Pinecrest
Chapter 286 of the Florida statutes states: “All meetings of any board or commission of any state agency or authority or of any agency or authority of any county, municipal corporation or political subdivision, except as otherwise provided in the Constitution, at which official acts are to be taken are declared to be public meetings […]
Florida Sunshine Law: Change Attitudes On Records – The Ledger
It was disappointing, to say the least, to learn last week that Gov. Rick Scott, or his staff, had not been completely forthcoming about Scott’s usage of private email accounts to discuss public business. The troubling episode, as laid out by The Associated Press, reeks of political opportunism and offers another reminder of the importance […]