2017 Florida Statutes: Title X > Chapter 119 > Section 0701 119.0701 Contracts; public records; request for contractor records; civil action.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term: (a) “Contractor” means an individual, partnership, corporation, or business entity that enters into a contract for services with a public agency and is acting on behalf of the public […]
Open government watchdog barks at privacy measure
Florida Politics by Jim Rosica November 1, 2017 The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation, the state’s public records and open meetings watchdog, is giving a thumbs down to a proposed Constitution Revision Commission(CRC) amendment on “privacy” for the 2018 ballot. Foundation President Barbara Petersen, in a letter this week to Lisa Carlton, chair of the CRC’s Declaration of Rights Committee, said her group […]
Florida Legislature Tries to Make University President Applications Secret
The First Amendment Foundation says, in 2014, 12 percent of the bills passed by the Florida Legislature were Sunshine Law exemptions. In the last 20 years, the amount of exemptions has quadrupled — totaling more than a thousand. by WGCU’s Rachel Iacovone February 15, 2017 As Florida Gulf Coast University begins interviewing candidates for the […]
