A scathing 72-page report released Wednesday outlines a toxic culture within the Fort Myers Police Department. The News-Press by Cody Dulaney August 21, 2017 The city of Fort Myers is paying an outside lawyer $220 an hour to help keep information from the public. The News-Press has fought for five months to obtain documents that […]
Florida’s groundbreaking open government laws threatened – League of Women Voters of Lee County
02/17/16 – Press Release Fort Myers will be the setting for an important conference on Florida’s fading sunshine laws when “Open Government & YOU: A Public Forum” kicks off on March 12. Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lee County and The News-Press Media Group, the forum – which is free and open […]
Erosion of Sunshine Laws must stop – News-Press.com
By Cindy McCurry-Ross Normally, I’d be writing this column in the spring during Sunshine Week, but the issue of erosion of Florida’s Sunshine Laws is too urgent to wait. The Legislature begins its 2016 session in January, about two months ahead of schedule, so bills are being crafted and filed and committee work is underway. […]
