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Danny McAuliffeOctober 17, 2018

A photo of Gov. Rick Scott acting in his official capacity following Hurricane Michael made its way into an ad for Scott’s U.S. Senate campaign. That’s not sitting well with a liberal Super PAC invested in Florida’s closely watched top-ticket races. American Bridge 21st Century filed a three-pronged public record request on Wednesday with the […]

Florence SnyderJanuary 6, 2017

Life really does imitate Game of Thrones. Republicans, Democrats, Lannisters and Starks fight over White Houses and King’s Landings, but the future is trending in favor of the White Walkers and the germs. A timely reminder of The Coming Plague comes from USA TODAY investigative reporter Alison Young, who weighed in this week with new […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 8, 2016

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The 2018 gubernatorial race has officially begun — even though none of the likely candidates have filed paperwork to run. In an email Thursday, the Republican Governors Association blasted outgoing Rep. Gwen Graham, one of several Democrats considering a 2018 run. The association said Graham’s office hasn’t responded to Freedom of Information Act requests made […]

Melissa RossOctober 21, 2015

An emailed report from the National Immigration Justice Center (NIJC) claims widespread abuse of detained immigrants at the Baker County Detention Center. The report, “Lives in Peril: How Ineffective Inspections Make ICE Complicit in Immigration Detention Abuse” was released by the National Immigration Justice Center (NIJC) and Detention Watch Network (DWN). The report draws on information […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 21, 2015

A group of four journalists from Uzbekistan traveled to the United States this past week for a series of seminars and meetings with local journalists. World Partnerships Inc., an organization based in downtown St. Petersburg, brought the journalists to the U.S. to further their educations in various media and to learn about U.S. journalism practices. […]

Guest AuthorOctober 16, 2013

President Barack Obama promised that his administration would be the most open and transparent in history. With the nation coming out of the super-secretive Bush years, the news media and watchdog groups welcomed the change. His Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, issued on Jan. 21, 2009, directed federal agencies to implement the principles of […]

Tag: Freedom of Information Act

Records sought for correspondence between Rick Scott’s official office, campaign

In the Great Game, government fights for the White Walkers and the germs

Email Insights: Republican Governors Association takes aim at Gwen Graham

Email insights: Report details immigrant abuse at Baker County Detention Center

Janelle Irwin: What this American blogger learned from her Uzbek counterparts

Rick Outzen: President Obama’s veneer of openness