The nonprofit Citizens Awareness Foundation was founded to “empower citizens to exercise their right to know,” according to its mission statement. The South Florida millionaire backing the foundation hired one of the state’s most prominent public records activists to run it, rented office space and pledged to pay the legal fees to make sure people […]
On Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Law, err on the side of caution – Bradenton Herald
Floridians are blessed with the most expansive open government laws in the nation. While the state’s Sunshine Law ensures the public’s right of access to most governmental meetings and records, those official entities can encounter difficulties on several fronts. Slow responses to public records requests elicit sharp criticism for stonewalling. No response to those entreaties […]
Florida Supreme Court Orders Public Release Of GOP Consultant’s Map-Drawing Docs – WFSU
After a Florida Supreme Court ruling today, the public will be able to view documents that led a judge to declare the state’s congressional districts unconstitutional. The court ordered the unsealing of a Republican strategist’s records cited as key evidence in this year’s redistricting trial. During this year’s trial challenging Florida’s congressional district boundaries, GOP […]