Orlando Sentinel by Jeff Weiner November 30, 2017 Recent one-on-one meetings between members of the Winter Park City Commission have drawn the ire of an open-government watchdog group, which called the discussions an example of “bad public policy.” In a letter sent Thursday, Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, wrote that such meetings violate “the […]
Where are our champions for open government?
TC Palm by Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board July 6, 2017 You won’t hear many Florida lawmakers bragging about their scores on the Sunshine Scorecard 2017. You certainly won’t hear any Treasure Coast lawmakers exulting about their scores. There is, quite simply, very little for them to brag about here. And that is concerning. Given Florida’s long […]
OUR VIEW: Poor grades on sunshine
Daytona Beach News Journal Editorial June 28, 2017 Nobody covered themselves in glory. When it comes to their commitment to maintaining sunshine in state government, most Florida lawmakers are in the dark. That’s the conclusion of the “Sunshine Scorecard,” a rating of every state representative’s and senator’s performance on open-government issues during the 2017 legislative session. The […]
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