Florida Sunshine Law

An appeals court is questioning a ruling that said the DeSantis administration violated Florida’s public-records law regarding migrant flights from Texas to Massachusetts.

Open government advocates are ringing alarms about plans that could make it harder to learn what Florida's public officials are doing and to speak against them.

Florida lawmakers are steps from closing the search process for public colleges and university presidents. Right now, most of those considerations are done publicly, with committees holding interviews and vetting candidates in meetings open to anyone. That could change after a key Senate vote Thursday.

Among the many public exemption bills that could come up in the Florida Legislature, some could have major implications on the First Amendment rights of…

Florida’s new Commissioner of Agriculture, Nikki Fried wants to make sure that agency heads are appointed according to the law.In 2015, the state agreed…

Florida lawmakers are considering letting local officials meet one on one, outside of the public eye. But a first amendment advocate says the change could…

Florida has some of the most wide-ranging public records laws in the country. But some say these so-called sunshine provisions are under attack. Right now…

Florida Cabinet members have approved a settlement agreement in a case questioning whether members and aides worked outside the sunshine law in the ouster…

A transparency advocate is calling for an investigation into the forced resignation of the former head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.…

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal heard arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the use of blind trusts to meet state financial disclosure…