The state is reviewing protocol after giving Jeb Bush a massive email archive that included some personal information from people who wrote to the former governor. “The Department of State is currently reviewing our process for redacting confidential information from documents given to the State Archives,” spokesman Mark Ard told the Tampa Bay Times in an email. […]
Bid to keep Florida prison inspectors quiet sparks lawsuit – The Tampa Tribune
An attempt by Florida’s new prisons chief to keep investigators from discussing what’s going on inside the state’s troubled prison system has sparked a lawsuit. An attorney representing six Corrections Department employees asked a judge this week to block a new confidentiality policy ordered by Secretary Julie Jones. Tallahassee attorney Steve Andrews maintains in the […]
Public Records Under Assault – Florida Society of News Editors
It may soon be harder for you to see the records of your government. After a record breaking 22 public records exemptions last year, lawmakers are back with more ideas for limiting what you can see. Florida’s tax collectors were out in force at the Capitol. They are supporting legislation by Senator Jack Latvala that would […]