Sarasota Herald-Tribune Staff Report October 19, 2017 The Herald-Tribune’s “Bias on the Bench” series is a finalist for two national EPPY Awards from Editor and Publisher. The project by reporters Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson — which found judges throughout Florida sentence black defendants to harsher punishments than whites charged with the […]
Celebrate open government March 13-19 with Sunshine Week 2016 – ASNE
As we announced last week, Sunshine Week 2016 will kick off March 13 and continue to shine for a week to promote the importance of open government. This year’s celebration will be just a few months before the 50th anniversary of the federal Freedom of Information Act in July. All participants of Sunshine Week 2016 […]
Public exemption bills throw long shadows over Sunshine Week – SunSentinel
Looking at the growing list of proposed exemptions for consideration during the 2015 legislative session, I kept hearing the lyrics to the Four Tops “It’s the Same Old Song” running through my mind. Our legislators, it seems, are quick to respond to complaints from government agencies and special interest lobbyists about too much openness, yet […]
