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Learn about challenges to Florida’s open government laws ORLANDO — Learn about struggles to access government records and meetings in Florida at the second annual Florida Sunshine Summit on March 12. Citizens, journalists and attorneys will engage in a lively discussion about challenges to Florida’s famed open government laws. Barbara Peterson, president of the First Amendment Foundation in . . . → Read More: Sunshine Week Florida Sunshine Summit Reporters Committee encourages nominations for Sunshine Week Local Heroes Awards BY RAY WEISS, STAFF WRITER Take . . . → Read More: South Daytona vice mayor opens email list to avoid dispute by Larry Geller The House Judiciary Committee today deferred HB2742, the bill that would have exempted county councils from the Sunshine Law. I was attending a court martial today and could not be at the hearing, but I’m pretty sure that the publicity the bill received from Common Cause tweets, Ian Lind, Civil Beat, this blog and possibly . . . → Read More: Bill to exempt county councils from Sunshine Law deferred By Jan Bergemann FS 718.112(12) states very clearly which association records are public records – and which are not. The statutes even explain in detail the rights of the owners to inspect these records and get copies of the records on demand. Nevertheless, record requests are most likely the most disputed issues in . . . → Read More: Condo Record Requests – What Do You Have To Hide? February 25, 2012 06:56:27 PM PANAMA CITY — This fiscal year, the Panama City Commission budgeted more than $300,000 in grants and monetary aid for local organizations. Those organizations could soon have to provide the city more information about how they plan to spend the money and meet performance measures in order . . . → Read More: City may require more accountability for funds Foundation drops one lawsuit; will focus on getting law overturned By David Damron, Orlando Sentinel Activists are upset that the grassy courtyard outside the main Orange County Administration building might not be completely open to the public. When Occupy Orlando members met outside the downtown building Sunday, security guards ordered them off the plaza to sidewalks nearby. Former Democratic Party Chairman Doug Head . . . → Read More: Orange County public plaza access under dispute By THE PALM BEACH POST Three weeks ago, one of West Palm Beach’s senior planners was accused of violating city rules. Her sin: revealing “confidential city information.” For this supposed offense, the city planner, Linda Mia Franco, was recommended for termination, and the bid to have . . . → Read More: ‘Big Brotherish’ blunder By Eric Heisig & Nate Monroe Published: Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 10:57 p.m. Hundreds of emails have disappeared from the Bayou Cane fire chief’s account, leaving the department unable to satisfy public-information requests, a potential violation of state law. Charles Long, the embattled chief of the Bayou Cane Fire Department, resigned Monday following . . . → Read More: Bayou Cane records missing |
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