Tallahassee Democrat Editorial January 6, 2018 Tallahasseeans should feel great satisfaction with the city’s settlement of a public records lawsuit over preservation and disclosure of text messages. We’re not gloating about the agreement worked out between this paper and local government. It would have been nice if the case had never arisen – if the […]
A partly cloudy National Sunshine Week
by the Tallahassee Democrat’s James Call March 15, 2017 Whether open government advocates celebrate a good National Sunshine Week depends on what the Legislature does Thursday. Public access to government records took a blow Monday when a House Committee approved a measure allowing universities and colleges to keep secret the names of applicants applying to be […]
Compromise bill on public records emerges in the Senate
by POLITICO’s Daniel Ducassi March 14, 2017 A compromise over contentious legislation aimed at rooting out abuses of Florida’s public records law was reached Monday evening, and unanimously approved in a Senate panel Tuesday afternoon. The proposal, (SB 80) sponsored by Sarasota Republican Greg Steube, had drawn staunch opposition from transparency advocates, the Florida First […]
