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The Sunshine Law is meant to ensure transparency, allow public participation, and foster trust in government. But state lawmakers like to add exemptions.
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A legal battle has intensified over the public records, as The Washington Post accused the Governor’s Office of taking control of FDLE compliance with the Sunshine Law.
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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.
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An appeals court panel will hear arguments June 13th related to Florida funding the flights of undocumented immigrants from Texas to Massachusetts last year.
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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.
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An open-government group has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Transportation and a state contractor, alleging they did not comply with public-records requests stemming from controversial flights of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that shields identifying information about applicants vying to become presidents of state colleges and universities.
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The Florida Department of Health is trying to scuttle a public-records lawsuit seeking information about COVID-19, arguing that requested reports don’t exist and that the underlying data is confidential.
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A Democratic state lawmaker and a non-profit group have filed a lawsuit alleging the Florida Department of Health has violated public-records laws by refusing to provide detailed data about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation has a new leader. Pamela Marsh took over this month from the retiring Barbara Petersen, who will stick…