The Islander by ChrisAnn Silver Esformes August 8, 2017 The city of Bradenton Beach is joining a legal investigation of several planning and zoning board members who allegedly violated Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Laws. At an Aug. 3 city meeting, commissioners and Mayor Bill Shearon voted unanimously to join an investigation initiated by paralegal consultant Michael Barfield, […]
Court Says Marijuana Investor Information Public
The News Service of Florida June 9, 2017 Information about investors and partners in medical-marijuana businesses is not a trade secret and should be disclosed under Florida’s public-records law, an appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal rejected arguments by Surterra Florida, LLC, Alpha Foliage, Inc. and Redland […]
Sarasota wins another open government lawsuit
July 19, 2016 – The Herald Tribune by Zach Murdoch A federal judge has denied the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida’s request for records pertaining to the use of StingRay cellphone surveillance devices in the Sarasota area. Tampa U.S. District Court Judge Steven D. Merryday ruled Friday that the ACLU’s argument that the city […]
