Tallahassee Democrat by Jeffrey Schweers January 2, 2018 City of Tallahassee and Tallahassee Democrat attorneys have negotiated a settlement over a lawsuit alleging city officials violated the Florida Public Records Act that could set a precedent for other local governments across the state. Tallahassee Democrat Publisher Skip Foster said the newspaper had to seek the judgment to […]
FAF Letter to City of Tallahassee RE: Security Exemption
[VIEW THE PDF VERSION] December 27, 2017 Mr. Lewis B. Shelley, Esq., City Attorney City of Tallahassee 300 S. Adams Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 Dear Mr. Shelley: The First Amendment Foundation has received a copy of a public record request made to the City by Mr. Stephen Leverette on November 20. In that request, Mr. […]
Hillsborough County animal shelter picks and chooses who will get public records
Is Hillsborough County trying to squelch information about what goes on in its overcrowded animal shelter? WFLA by Steve Andrews December 6, 2017 The Pet Resource Center has for months been picking and choosing with whom it will share information about dogs and cats in the pound. According to Rescue Me Tampa’s Tamar Barry, obtaining […]
