Madeira Beach and four commission members are accused of violating the Sunshine Law and conducting city business in private. A lawsuit alleges that commissioners made the decision to hire a city attorney outside of public view and without public input. As Lauren Peace of the Tampa Bay Times reports, the plaintiff has successfully brought two […]
Chapman’s lawsuit argues Sunshine law is unconstitutional – Herald Tribune
SARASOTA – As the Sunshine lawsuit against City Commissioner Susan Chapman heads to trial later this month, Chapman and her attorneys are revisiting an old argument: that the Sunshine Law is unconstitutional when applied to her case, infringing on her First Amendment rights. Citizens for Sunshine — a nonprofit seeking compliance with the state’s open-government […]
Florida’s ‘head in sand’ position on climate change could be costly – Bradenton Herald
Before his election to the Manatee County school board in November 2012, attorney Dave Miner spent countless hours and years on education issues — commenting at board meeting, collecting videotapes of those discussion and assembling binders of district documents. He badgered the board and district for accountability. At that time, he served as a relentless […]
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