The Gainesville Sun: ‘It stinks’ In an editorial just a few days ago we noted the tendency of state lawmakers to impose Government-in-the-Sunshine mandates on city and county commissions that they wouldn’t dream of following themselves. Since we made that observation, Tallahassee’s “do as we say, not as we do” contempt for the principles of…
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BY REBECCAH CANTLEY In response to a scam, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office this past week changed the way the public can search online for information about arrests and people who are being held in the jail. No longer can the public search the inmate database by arrest date or name alone. Now the search…
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BY TRAVIS PILLOW Gov. Rick Scott is again under fire for his public records policies, this time from freshman state Rep. Steve Perman, D-Boca Raton, who sent him a letter asking him to make records more accessible. Read it after the jump. The Tallahasee Democrat editorial he mentions is behind a paywall, but is available…
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EDITORIAL We’ve said it here countless times — the openness of government in Florida is a model for the nation, and something to be treasured and preserved by its citizens. Yet every year, there are attempts to chip away at open government, and this year is no exception. The First Amendment Foundation, a private, nonpartisan…
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BY JIM ASH Florida Capital Bureau Chief Governor Rick Scott, the political newcomer who critics say has a tin ear for open government, is the last hope for First Amendment advocates who want him to veto bills that they contend would make it harder to investigate suspicious deaths, elder abuse and wasteful spending. Read more…
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