Public Records

A settlement has now been reached requiring the Florida Department of Health to release COVID-19 data withheld from the public during the height of the pandemic.The Florida Center for Government Accountability and former State Representative Carols Guillermo Smith fought for release of the data in a two-year legal battle. We take a closer look at the settlement and what release of the hidden data will mean going forward in a conversation with Smith and the Florida Center for Government Accountability’s Michael Barfield.

A public hearing for a Metro Parkway at Daniels Parkway intersection re-evaluation will be held in-person: July 27, 2023, from 5 – 7 p.m. with an open house from 5-6 p.m. before the formal hearing at 6 p.m. and live online from 6 – 7 p.m. with an overview for how to submit comments at 5:45 p.m.

Scores of bills related to government transparency have been filed in the state legislature. At least a few have are progressing through committees ahead of regular session.

TALLAHASSEE --- The city of Tallahassee and media organizations on Monday tried to persuade a circuit judge that a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed...

Two former Panama City Beach municipal clerks are suing the town after officials allegedly punished and dismissed them for providing public records.

Two proposals moving forward in the Florida Legislature would make the process of selecting presidents at public colleges and universities more...

Seeking information as part of an effort to address “over-incarceration,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has asked a judge to require the...

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...

Attorneys for the confessed Parkland school shooter and Florida prosecutors continued to disagree on Friday over the state’s pace of releasing evidence...

Florida is known for providing easy access to public records. But Barbara Petersen of the Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation says the 2019...