Florida reflects national trend of blocking public access | Opinion

In Florida, more government agencies are thwarting the public’s right to know, including attempts to hide the details behind ...

This Sunshine Week, Florida reflects an alarming national trend of blocking the public’s access to information

A lack of transparency at both the federal and state level is making it increasingly difficult for journalists and citizens ...
Orlando Sentinel

Lawmaker who led Hope Florida probe aims to end public records delays

TALLAHASSEE — State Rep. Alex Andrade, the Pensacola Republican who led a probe into the Hope Florida initiative championed by First Lady Casey DeSantis, has filed a sweeping bill that takes aim at ...
Pensacola News Journal

Rep. Alex Andrade wants to put teeth back in Florida Sunshine law

Pensacola Republican Rep. Alex Andrade is seeking to put teeth back into Florida’s public records law and require state and local governments to respond quickly to records requests. Andrade is ...
WLRN

Florida's Sunshine Law makes it possible to request public records. Here's how to do it

Florida's Sunshine Laws make it possible for people to access records from any state, local, or municipal governments. Public records are all "documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, ...
Orlando Sentinel

Maxwell: Bill to punish those who hide public records would put teeth in Florida Sunshine Laws

Once upon a time, Florida was viewed as a national model for public records. Citizens could request records and get them lickety-split. If you learned your city council was considering putting a ...
HeraldNet

Judge denies request to exempt Flock footage from Public Records Act

MOUNT VERNON — A Skagit County Superior Court judge denied a request from Stanwood and Sedro-Woolley to exempt Flock camera footage from the Public Records Act. Judge Elizabeth Neidzwski said Thursday ...