By Rick Stone With two weeks to go in the lawmaking session, open government and ethics measures favored by watchdog groups are stalled in the Florida Legislature. There is particular concern about citizen access to public records. The first worry is about the number of public record exemptions that are pending this year. One of […]
EDITORIAL: Clouds dim Florida sunshine – nwfDailyNews.com
For a while, it must’ve seemed easy. SB 1648 and HB 1151, companion bills in the Senate and House, were written to improve Floridians’ access to public records and public meetings. They were zipping toward passage when the League of Cities and chambers of commerce started raising questions. Negotiations ensued. Changes were made. Now, it […]
A curious champion for Senate President Don Gaetz’s public records bill – Tampa Bay Times
By Michael Van Sickler TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Don Gaetz made a public records bill one of his top priorities this session, only to see it stall in the Florida House. SB 1648, which passed the Senate last month, would make a number of technical fixes to current law to generally improve the public’s access […]