public records exemption

An effort to shield public college and university presidential searches from the public is back again. This year’s proposal would keep private the names of applicants until the top three finalists have been selected. Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) says the current process scares away qualified candidates.

Florida is on the verge of turning the lights off on presidential searches at public colleges and universities. The move to shield most candidates who…

The First Amendment Foundation (FAF) in Tallahassee keeps watch over policy discussions that could impede the public’s right to know about government…

A bill exempting recordings of mass shootings from public record cleared the Senate Wednesday. The House version is headed to that chamber’s floor.A…

Florida’s League of Cities has a full slate of pet projects for the coming session. The issues center on defending local governing authority, but the…

The public records exemption is a constant in every legislative session. Ever since a majority of Floridians amended the state constitution to ensure…

A trio of bills having to do with alternative energy sources passed through a House subcommittee on Tuesday. The most debate surrounded a proposed…