Barbara Petersen

The Legislature approved 20 open-records exemptions this year

The exemption would apply whether the governor is traveling, in his office or at the Mansion.

The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation has a new leader. Pamela Marsh took over this month from the retiring Barbara Petersen, who will stick…

For 25 years, Barbara Petersen has served as president of the Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation (FAF). She’s been on a continuous quest to keep…

Open government advocates say they’ve dodged a bullet now that Governor Rick Scott has signed a compromise measure designed to squelch predatory public…

Open government advocates are urging Governor Rick Scott to veto a measure that would seal nearly three million criminal records from public view.The bill…

A bill initially aimed at protecting the witnesses to a felony crime has now gone through another change in the House, after passing a second…

Governor Rick Scott’s recent approval of three public records exemptions is drawing both criticism and praise from critics and proponents alike.One bill…

While one body cameras-related bill was sent to the Governor, another died amid the budget impasse between the House and Senate. But, the bill’s main…