Florida Phoenix by Danielle J. Brown May 27, 2020 Ten groups discussing how to best reopen Florida’s K-12 schools and colleges were closed to the press and public on Tuesday, raising questions about transparency as families try to manage a new academic year during the coronavirus pandemic. The Florida Phoenix got a notice from the […]

McClatchy DC by Kevin G. Hall and Shirsho Dasgupta May 21, 2020 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement released new data Thursday on Floridians who have died from COVID-19. And as has been its custom, the state didn’t provide the names of the dead. But one prominent medical examiner refused to go along. Stephen Nelson, […]

Orlando Sentinel by Dana Cassidy May 21, 2020 A University of Central Florida team is shining light on Winter Park’s government through a free, searchable database that accesses everything from campaign contributions to voting records. Named WinterParkSunshine.org as a nod to Florida’s Sunshine Law for open government, a team from UCF’s Nicholson School of Communication […]