From Jacksonville.com:
The Florida Times-Union has filed a lawsuit against Jacksonville seeking "declaratory relief" from the Circuit Court in obtaining public records from local government officials.
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Tag: florida transparency
Florida House race records public…for two
From News-Press:
Open records are a given in Florida government, but sometimes public records aren't as "public" as some may think.
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Governor launches a program to push staff emails online
From Miami Herald:
Gov. Rick Scott launched a new open records program Thursday dubbed "Project Sunburst," designed to give the public — and the media — access to the emails to and from the governor and 11 top staff within seven days of writing them.
At a news conference at the Capitol, the governor touted the effort as a great leap forward.
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Media companies sue to open records in Zimmerman case
From Tallahassee.com:
A host of media companies, including Gannett Co. Inc., the parent company of the Tallahassee Democrat, and the Florida First Amendment Foundation, have joined forces in an attempt to unseal records in the high-profile George Zimmerman case in Sanford.
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NFOIC’s FOI Friday for April 6, 2012
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier.
Adkisson ordered to release emails
A state district judge on Thursday ruled that Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson must release messages about public business from his private email account, but the legal battle is far from over.
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Sarasota: Expanding the Expectations of Open Government
From Connecting Government Blog:
The City of Sarasota, FL. implemented Granicus solutions six years ago for the purpose of putting all of the City Commission meetings, from Regular to Special and Workshops, online and accessible to the public via the Internet.
Sunshine laws in Florida are some of the most open in the country, and so, in keeping with the laws’ philosophy, the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk has always worked to provide all it can to the citizens.
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Partial loss for grass firm in Fla. records case
From Miami Herald:
An appellate court says a grass company cannot obtain records of a University of Florida direct-support organization.
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FAMU Will Have Hazing Committee Meetings Open To Public
From NBC Miami
Florida A&M University trustees are changing the mission of the school's anti-hazing committee and forcing it to meet publicly
The trustees voted 8-2 on Friday to make the school's new anti-hazing committee an advisory panel.
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