[VIEW THE PDF VERSION] 5 January 2018 The Honorable Dennis Baxley The Florida Senate 404 South Monroe Street, Room 320 Senate Office Building Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 Re: SB 808 Exemption/Surplus Lands Dear Senator Baxley: We are writing to express our concerns regarding SB 808, creating a public record exemption for records relating to the sale […]
Public Meetings Legislation Clears First Senate Committee
Capitol News Service by Jake Stofan October 24, 2017 Public officials may soon have fewer restrictions when it comes to talking with colleagues. A Senate Committee gave unanimous approval to a bill that would exempt public officials from informing the public every time they are with another local official. Case law backs up the exemptions […]
LEGISLATIVE ALERT – A CALL TO ACTION to STOP SB 80!!!
LEGISLATIVE ALERT – A CALL TO ACTION!!! February 2, 2017 Senator Greg Steube (R- Sarasota) has refiled the attorney fee bill for consideration during the 2017 legislative session. If you remember, Steube, then a member of the Florida House, sponsored legislation last year that would have weakened Florida’s public records law and made it more […]