By Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE — A year after passing sweeping reforms on political lobbying and conflicts-of-interests, proposals to impose even stronger ethical requirements on politicians are languishing in the Florida Legislature. An eclectic group of organizations, including the First Amendment Foundation, Common Cause and the Tea Party Network, held a press conference Wednesday […]
Coalition urges passage of ethics, open government bills – The Florida Current
By Bill Cotterell A coalition of open government activists spanning the political spectrum called on the Legislature Wednesday to slow its push for more exemptions to Florida’s “Sunshine” laws and put a high priority on improving public access to meetings and documents. “Open government matters because open government breeds good governance,” Joel Chandler of Deerfield Beach, executive […]
Groups call on lawmakers to pass ethics, sunshine bills – Tallahassee Democrat
By Jeff Burlew Democrat senior writer @JeffBurlew on Twitter A coalition of government- watchdog groups called on Florida lawmakers to approve ethics and open-government bills that have passed the Senate but stalled in the House. Participating in a news conference Wednesday at the Florida Press Center were Integrity Florida, the First Amendment Foundation, Common Cause […]