Danny McAuliffeJanuary 18, 2019
5min453
Erwin Jackson to appeal decision
Tag: sunshine law
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 18, 2019
A.G. GancarskiMay 15, 2018
6min387
As storm clouds loom over the Sunshine State, the same holds true (at least potentially) for Jacksonville’s Sunshine Law. And a public notice meeting Tuesday morning called by Jacksonville City Councilman Garrett Dennis addressed how those clouds may be occluding the race for the presidency of the City Council. The meeting was requested by Dennis to […]
Jim RosicaMarch 20, 2017
4min244
Just like the Legislature, any two members of the new Constitution Revision Commission could meet out of the “sunshine,” according to a copy of the panel’s proposed rules. The draft rules, posted online Monday, say that “all meetings at which Commission business is discussed between more than two members of the Commission shall be open […]
Joe HendersonSeptember 13, 2016
4min256
According to the Associated Press, the governor’s office just got a $153,000 makeover. Well, technically it was to the reception area outside the place where Gov. Rick Scott conducts the weighty affairs of state. There was new carpet to replace the 13-year-old stuff that covered the floor. That’s good. We want visitors to think we […]
Jim RosicaAugust 8, 2016
5min329
A bid protest filed over a Florida Lottery advertising contract worth $125 million has been “dismissed,” a spokeswoman said Monday. Lottery communications director Connie Barnes, in response to an inquiry from FloridaPolitics.com, said the “dispute has been dismissed.” She did not offer further details, including when and why. Barnes did not immediately respond to a request for more information. “The Lottery is […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 31, 2016
1min204
Closing out his tenure as the City of Jacksonville’s Inspector General, Thomas Cline issued his final report about alleged Sunshine Law issues with the city council. Cline’s verdict: There were none. Ordinance code requires an audit of Sunshine Law procedures with the council every two years and Cline fulfilled that task, reviewing public notices, minutes, and […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 25, 2016
2min232
Republican State Attorney candidate Wes White made news earlier this month, representing a mother challenging the commitment of the Duval County School District to providing bathroom options for transgender students. The suit was filed in the wake of the Obama administration issuing a letter linking failure to provide such public accommodations with the potential loss of […]
Phil AmmannMarch 8, 2016
1min225
On Tuesday, the Florida House passed a pair of bills seeking to reform the process the state uses to enter public-private partnerships. LobbyTools reports the bill, which enacts a series of task force recommendations, will give more flexibility to entities entering into P3 agreement as well as streamline the process and regulate unsolicited P3 agreements. […]
Ryan RayDecember 4, 2015
4min242
Three civics education initiatives proposed by U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham are set to become law as part of the just-passed Every Child Succeeds Act, approved Thursday by the House 359-64. Graham’s camp says the Tallahassee Democrat shepherded language into the bill by working with a bipartisan group of members to sway Education Committee Chairman John Kline to include […]
Jim RosicaOctober 29, 2015
3min558
A Tampa lawmaker has filed a bill that would shield the identities of “witness(es) to a felony” from being released to the public. State Rep. Ed Narain, a first-term Democrat, submitted his bill (HB 475) on Thursday. The legislation creates an exemption from Florida public records law of witnesses’ “personal identifying information,” prohibiting its disclosure, including to […]