By Larry Hannan Curtis Lee has spent thousands of dollars battling a city pension fund over public records. So he’s happy to see the Florida Legislature take up a bill to broaden the open records law and make it easier for people to get information from their government. “There’s no upside to filing a public […]
Florida public record laws front and center this session
Garin Flowers, WTSP TALLAHASSEE, Florida — On Monday, state lawmakers debated several bills that will affect the state’s public records laws. The House looked at nine new laws all together in a committee this afternoon. One of them was HB 555, which would make recorded images from red light cameras exempt. HB 865 would exempt […]
Ibragim Todashev investigation: Still-anonymous FBI agent never questioned about killing
By Henry Pierson Curtis, Orlando Sentinel A report on the FBI shooting of Ibragim Todashev answered a number of questions, but one mystery remains: the identity of the special agent who shot Todashev seven times. The anonymity is consistent with the agency’s practice of not revealing the names of agents who shoot suspects, regardless of […]