Orlando Sentinel Editorial March 12, 2017 Your right to know how government works is dying a slow death. Mark 2017 on your calendar because if current trends continue and Tallahassee passes what’s proposed this year, citizens face a tipping point in lost access to public meetings and public records needed to hold government accountable. Florida’s […]
Bogus ‘meetings’ bill deserves quick death
Rarely do taxpayers benefit when elected or appointed officials conduct public business in the shadows. Oversight and accountability are the core principles of Florida’s Sunshine Law. HB 843 would eviscerate these important tenets. by the Treasure Coast Newspapers Editorial Board February 16, 2017 Florida’s Sunshine Law defines “meeting” as any discussion of public business by two members […]