Florida Today Editorial December 22, 2017 Access to public records Every session lawmakers file bills to create exemptions to the Sunshine Law and public records law, which grants access to public documents and meetings. Florida’s laws are among the most transparent in the country. The 2018 session will be no different. House Bill 653 and Senate Bill 1178 would […]
New York Governor Bolsters Freedom of Information Law
Ballard Spahr December 14, 2017 Champions of government oversight notched a significant win yesterday as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation strengthening that state’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). The new legislation makes it easier for requesters stonewalled by agencies to recover attorney’s fees for challenging denials in court by making such recovery mandatory […]
A ‘travesty’ in Tallahassee?
Takeaways from Tallahassee by Florida Politics’ Peter Schorsch December 11, 2017 A coalition of progressive and open government organizations is again taking the state’s Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) to task, this time for “glaring examples of rule violations” and calling the panel’s conduct “a travesty.” Leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, the […]
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