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 […]
Recent Court Ruling Could Shed Sunshine On Florida’s Shadowy Economic Development Agencies – WGCU
Local organizations across the state that work on recruiting businesses to their respective areas might start becoming less secretive. A recent court ruling from Brevard County might pave the way for more sunshine on the state’s many economic development groups. There is a state law that allows economic development agencies to shield for up to […]
Dropbox like it’s hot: Hearing in public records case this morning makes county look bad – Orlando Weekly
Though all of the electoral politics associated with the madness that is Textgate II have effectively been washed away by now – because nobody is accountable in politics after Election Day! – it’s worth remembering that there is still a scandal afoot in the Orange County mayor’s office, and despite its cloudiness, that scandal isn’t […]