First Amendment Foundation Lucy Morgan Award for Open Gov. Reporting Winners

Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting

2017: Carol Marbin Miller and Audra Burch, Miami Herald, Fight Club

2018: Kathleen McGory and Neil Bedi, Tampa Bay Times, Heartbroken

2020: Julie K. Brown and Emily Michot, Miami Herald, Perversion of Justice

Through Florida’s Sunshine Laws, Miami Herald reporters expose the unfairness of state program

Florida's Public Records and Sunshine Laws made it possible for Miami Herald and ProPublica reporters to uncover how a state program created to serve children with devastating birth injuries protected … Keep reading

Florida governor turns to critics of masks in schools during closed-door video discussion

Jeffrey Schweers, Capital Bureau USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA With Florida public schools set to open next month, the hot topic on every parent's mind is whether their kids will … Keep reading

Evidence in Miami ‘ghost’ candidate case to be released

Orlando Sentinel by Anne Martin July 6, 2021 Evidence in the criminal case against former state lawmaker Frank Artiles will be made public after a hearing on Tuesday where attorneys … Keep reading

South Florida police quietly ran facial recognition scans to identify peaceful protestors. Is that legal?

South Florida Sun-Sentinel by Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson and Marc Freeman June 26, 2021 Protesters in Boca Raton fell silent, then erupted in cheers, as a line of police officers in riot gear took … Keep reading

DeSantis signs into law bill overhauling safety net for families with brain-damaged babies

Miami Herald by Carol Marbin Miller & Daniel Chang June 22, 2021 Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation overhauling the controversial Florida program that provides lifelong care for … Keep reading

First Amendment Foundation Lucy Morgan Award for Open Gov. Reporting Winners

Lucy Morgan Award for Open Government Reporting

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