Florida Center for Investigative Reporting July 24, 2017 The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting won two Sunshine State Awards for television and documentary projects released in 2016. “Florida’s Indian River Lagoon in Environmental Crisis,” produced by Lisa Desai and Yasmeen Qureshi in partnership with PBS NewsHour Weekend, won second place in television public affairs. The story examined the […]
Open records group appeals Susan Chapman case
by Sarasota Herald-Tribune’s Zack Murdock November 20, 2016 Citizens for Sunshine has appealed a judge’s ruling last summer clearing City Commissioner Susan Chapman of any Sunshine Law violations for a private meeting she and another Sarasota city commissioner attended more than three years ago. Late last month the public records advocacy group asked the Florida […]