Staff ReportsMarch 14, 2022
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Staff ReportsMarch 14, 2022
Associated PressJune 26, 2017
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Half of Florida’s legislators failed or nearly failed in a review of their support for public records and meetings given by Florida newspapers and an open-government group after this year’s legislative sessions. In a “scorecard” produced by the Florida Society of News Editors and based on information provided by Florida’s First Amendment Foundation — which tracked a priority list of […]
William PatrickMarch 16, 2017
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It’s Sunshine Week in the Sunshine State, and not just because it’s Spring Break. Since 2005, open government and freedom of information advocates have designated March 13-19 as a time to celebrate public transparency and raise awareness about the critical importance of access to government records. Sunshine Week is timed to coincide with the birthday […]
Peter SchorschMarch 27, 20169min298
Another year passes, and another Rick Scott Chief of Staff is out the door. The Governor’s office announced last week that Kim McDougal will succeed Melissa Sellers in the top staff position, making McDougal Scott’s fifth CoS in six years. Which makes us wonder: Where are they now? Mike Prendergast, a retired Army colonel, moved over to become Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, […]
Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015
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Welcome to Government in the Sunshine Week! Instituted by the American Society of News Editors, Sunshine Week is a national initiative focusing attention on the importance of transparency and pitfalls of government working in the shadows. The program first began March 2005 with grants from the nonprofit John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, an […]
Ryan RayMarch 12, 2015
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The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers Association has announced they will celebrate “Sunshine Week,” a nationwide initiative dedicated to open government and access, as well as educating people on the importance of the business of government. “Transparency in government is at the core of every Clerk’s office throughout the state,” Joseph E. Smith, FCCC president and Clerk […]