September 11, 2016 – The News-Press by Frank Bumb A Cape Coral City Council member wants speakers to rein in their speech or face a cut microphone and a gavel from the mayor. Marilyn Stout brought language adapted from the Lee County School District to the last council meeting because it is needed to help prevent […]
Florida Department of Environmental Protection May Have Violated State Open Government Law
September 2, 2016 – WLRN by Kate Stein Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials may have violated state law by failing to provide online public notice of a meeting for a draft permit. A meeting that included a public comment period took place at 10 a.m. Thursday morning in Deerfield Beach to discuss a draft […]
Sunshine ruling shows law’s ambiguity
July 11, 2016 – The Herald Tribune Editorial Circuit Judge Brian A. Iten’s ruling last week applied the narrow definition of Florida’s open-government law in favor of Sarasota City Commissioner Susan Chapman — rejecting broader applications used by other courts and cited by the plaintiffs. The decision and this case, which divided the commission and […]
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