Each legislative session, the Sunshine State seems to get shadier. The Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board explains how one bill filed this year “could tunnel new and secretive channels in Florida’s already corrupt campaign finance system by hiding the names of big-money donors.” The First Amendment Foundation Executive Director, Pamela Marsh, explains how the legislation would […]

Florida prison officials are asking legislators to enact more layers of secrecy around the state’s execution methods. As the Miami Herald reports, a bill would make confidential any records that “could responsibly lead to the identification of any person or entity participating in an execution.” Staff attorney, Virginia Hamrick, told the Herald that more sunshine is needed when […]

The Tallahassee Democrat reporters identical bills introduced for the 2022 legislative session would shield the names of candidates for a state university or college presidency until the finalists are chosen. Bill supporters argue that secrecy is needed to attract the best candidates to lead our institutions. As First Amendment Foundation Executive Director, Pamela Marsh, explains, […]