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Florida’s Sunshine Law requires government meetings and documents to be open to the public, unless the law carves out a specific exemption. But while making a public records request is something anyone in Florida can do, hiring a team of lawyers to make sure the government fulfills the request is not.
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Florida’s Sunshine laws often get held up as a model for a transparent government but public records requests can lead to bills in the tens of thousands of dollars. Some attorneys say it's time to waive public records fees in Florida for public interest groups.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that prohibits Florida's government agencies from releasing photos, video or audio that record the killing of a...
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Florida voters next year could be asked to once again dive into a never-ending tug-of-war over medical malpractice lawsuits.
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Thousands of swimmers are celebrating the 4th of July weekend by jumping in the water in Miami Beach. But if you want to know how clean the water has…
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It’s been an article of undisputed faith among Florida cops, prosecutors and journalists for decades that phone calls to 911 are public records. So media…
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With two weeks to go in the lawmaking session, open government and ethics measures favored by watchdog groups are stalled in the Florida Legislature.…
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Some state contractors are worried about new public records requirements that cost them money and put them at risk of legal trouble.Vendors acting on…
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The Florida Public Records Act, also known as F.S. 119, is straightforward: All state, county and municipal records are open for personal inspection and…