by the Tampa Bay Times’ Michael Auslen February 7, 2017 State senators on Tuesday gave their first approval to legislation that First Amendment advocates say is a threat to open government in Florida. The bill (SB 80) would make it more difficult to collect legal fees from government agencies when they illegally block access to […]
Ray of sunshine in fight for access to public information – Historic City News
02/25/16 – By St. Augustine Yesterday, Historic City News reporters learned that a move, credited to the efforts of the Florida First Amendment Foundation, the Florida Press Association, and other free-speech groups, brought some measure of success by removing language from a bill that would give judges unlimited discretion in awarding attorney fees in successful […]
Meet the woman fighting behind the scenes to defend open government in Florida – Columbia Journalism Review
02/25/16 – By Susannah Nesmith Barbara Petersen has been fighting back efforts to make Florida’s government less transparent for more than 20 years. There haven’t been many battles more consequential than the one she’s waging right now. [Read More]
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