Miami Herald by Kristen M. Clark May 23, 2017 Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says she’s “concerned” about a new exemption to the state’s Sunshine Law that would virtually eliminate Floridians’ access to millions of criminal and arrest records. Approved unanimously by lawmakers last month, SB 118 would require clerks to seal more than 2.7 […]
Open Government Advocates Give Florida Lawmakers Mixed Review
WMFE May 16, 2017 Open government advocates are giving the 2017 session a mixed review after lawmakers quietly closed nearly 3 million arrest records. First Amendment Foundation president Barbara Petersen was tracking 127 bills, but in the end, lawmakers created just 17 new exemptions to open records laws. A measure that would have allowed local […]
Lawmakers Quietly Seal 3 Million Criminal Records
Government in the sunshine advocates are fighting a move to seal nearly 3 million criminal records. WFSU by Jim Ash May 15, 2017 Open government advocates are urging Governor Rick Scott to veto a measure that would seal nearly three million criminal records from public view. The bill started as a non-controversial proposal to crack […]
