There was a time when Florida set the gold standard for open government. Our Sunshine laws were the envy of the nation. Those ...

And the public needs to demand better, because when transparency dies, corruption flourishes. The Sunshine State is going dark. It’s up to us to turn the lights back on. The First Amendment ...

In the article about how President Donald Trump will impact Florida, you missed a critical point. If Trump and his followers ...

As the scope and threat of the coronavirus pandemic becomes clear, people all over the world hunger for two things: an effective vaccine and truthful information about the disease. The former may ...

Florida is going dark and i. It’s time for lawmakers and citizens alike to push back hard against Governor Ron DeSantis for ...

Florida has a clear definition of the word ‘sell’ and Scout Motors is actively selling in violation of state law. If you take a buyer deposit in Florida, it’s the same as making a sale, and that’s ...

“Sunshine week” comes every March ... far-left and one of the most far-right members of the state House. It’s been a decade since Michigan ranked last in a national study of state ethics and ...

Donna Cameron Cepeda, a Republican first elected in 2022, says her proposal does not aim to reduce transparency ... state law says the information is private. The Government in the Sunshine ...

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