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By Lloyd Dunkelberger Published: Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 12:01 a.m. As an outsider with scant experience with Florida government, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration drew much criticism for his handling of public records in his first year in office. Now, well into his second year, Scott is drawing praise for his embrace . . . → Read More: Scott Now Embracing Sunshine Laws Many Times-Union readers want to know: I received an email that says that H.R. 347, signed into law by President Barack Obama, forbids anyone from protesting in the presence of the Secret Service. And that essentially means you can’t protest in front of Obama. Is this true? This is a law that has spawned a lot of debate. The . . . → Read More: Fact Check: Does a new law restrict protests and violate the First Amendment? Experts question whether evidence can remain under wraps Right when it appeared that April 12 hearing was over, Special Prosecutor . . . → Read More: Is secrecy justified in George Zimmerman case? By RONNIE BLAIR | The Tampa Tribune LAND O’ LAKES – Pasco County School Board members say they want to share more information with the public when cases arise such as a recent one in which a River Ridge High student threatened to kill his teacher, an assistant principal and fellow students. District staff members and the school board . . . → Read More: Student privacy issues discussed in Pasco By JOHN KENNEDY Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Updated: 4:33 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012 Posted: 4:24 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012 TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott kicked open his inbox Thursday, unveiling an effort dubbed Project Sunburst that will give the public access to emails he and 11 top staffers send and receive – within seven days of being written. Scott, whose history with email includes deleting communications made by the incoming . . . → Read More: Governor pledges to let sun shine on staff emails, giving public online access Sunshine Week review: – Highlight was symposium at UCF in Orlando. Good program, speakers and dialogue. Barbara was the star and key organizer. Only disappointment was the turnout. – Overall good participation by newspapers across the state in their own papers during that week, mainly on opinion pages. – School lesson developed by FAF was very good tool. I heard from . . . → Read More: 2012 sunshine week review  Leave a comment  Journalism, Open Government  2012 Sunshine Week, and perhaps I am wrong, because they needed to contact me with a question (some had trouble opening an email attachment). No idea how many actually did use it. Suggestions for next year: -- I feel we need some stability from, but need to broaden the audience, Florida Society of News Editors, in person and/or via webcast or edited video. -- We need to move into social media next year. Perhaps in conjunction with FAF. We talked about it this year but never got it off the ground. We could ha, mainly on opinion pages. -- School lesson developed by FAF was very good tool. I heard from several schools around Florida that they were going to use it, speakers and dialogue. Barbara was the star and key organizer. Only disappointment was the turnout. -- Overall good participation by newspapers across the state in their own papers during that week, Sunshine Week review: -- Highlight was symposium at UCF in Orlando. Good program, that a rookie board member gets assigned Sunshine Week each year. It would benefit from experience from the previous year(s). Much of the advance work for me was learning what happened in previous yea, we need new ideas to try in future years. Dennis Prosecute Assange if leaks seriously jeopardized nation, but not they were solely embarrassing Paul Janensch was a newspaper editor and taught journalism at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. His Treasure Coast Essay airs at 7:20 a.m. and 5:59 p.m. Mondays on WQCS, 88.9 FM.
Should the First Amendment protect WikiLeaks? The speaker was lawyer . . . → Read More: Paul Janensch: Should the First Amendment protect WikiLeaks, Assange, from prosecution relating to spreading classified information? Under Gov. Rick Scott, Florida has ramped up its efforts to use tax incentives, and in some cases cash subsidies, to lure businesses to the state and boost job growth. The News Service of Florida - Critics have charged that the panel – appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to review the law that has figured prominently in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin – includes members who helped pass the law in 2005, but no known opponents.
“Before the task force had even convened its first meeting, the . . . → Read More: Critics charge panel appointments on “Stand Your Ground” law is unbalanced Published: Friday, April 27, 2012 at 6:41 a.m. You no longer have to show identification to get into Polk County School Board meetings. It’s good that the district is now complying with Florida’s Government in Sunshine law. It would be better, if it was being done for the right reasons – . . . → Read More: Meetings still need security |
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