01/28/16 – By James Call There are more than a dozen bills filed seeking to restrict the state’s open records laws. An exemption to the public records statute must specifically state the public necessity justifying the exemption and must be tailored to accomplish that stated purpose. A handful of them would exempt personal information, such […]
Killing the Sunshine Law before our very eyes – Sun Sentinel
01/27/16 – By Paula Dockery Florida voters have the right to know what actions their elected officials are taking when crafting or implementing laws that affect them. It says so in Section 24 of the state Constitution. Government officials collect revenue and spend it. Lots of it. The state budget is hovering around $79 billion […]