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FLCGA’s public watchdog efforts lead to arrest of county’s former top official
Former Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes’ jail mugshot is what government accountability looks like. The 63-year-old Hopes was charged Thursday with three felony crimes – …
Court orders DeSantis administration to disclose COVID data and pay attorneys fees
Court orders DeSantis administration to disclose COVID data and pay attorneys fees BY MARY ELLEN KLAS HERALD/TIMES TALLAHASSEE BUREAU OCTOBER 09, 2023 1:13 PM TALLAHASSEE – After …
2-Year Battle over Withheld COVID-19 Records Ends with Settlement
Media contact: Monday, October 9, 2023 Michael Barfield (941) 228-1575 records@flcga.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2-Year Battle over Withheld COVID-19 Records Ends with Settlement …
Florida’s Government Accountability Organization Honors the Life and Mourns the Passing of Lucy Morgan
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release—September 28, 2023 Contact: Brad Ray, engage@flcga.org Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and staunch advocate for government accountability, Lucy Morgan, passed away Wednesday, …
Florida’s government accountability organization executive director honored by City & State Florida and News Service Florida with Above & Beyond Award
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release—September 20, 2023 Contact: Brad Ray, engage@flcga.org Barbara Petersen, co-founder and executive director of the Florida Center for Government Accountability (FLCGA) …
Non-disclosure agreements now required in Florida university president searches
City & State Florida by Ryan Dailey Months after the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a law that shields parts of searches for college …
FDLE investigator recommended charge of aggravated child abuse against Shores officers
Daytona Beach News-Journal by Mark Harper, July 21, 2023 Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigator found cause to charge two Daytona Beach Shores police officers with …
In ‘big deal’ case, DeSantis argues he can invoke ‘executive privilege’ to conceal records
USA Today Network — Florida by Douglas Soule Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to invoke “executive privilege” to conceal records from public view. Open records advocates and media …
Florida Center for Government Accountability WINS court fight to unseal investigation of Daytona Beach Shores cops
A Circuit Court judge on Monday morning issued an oral ruling that will unseal public records involving the investigation of two Daytona Beach Shores police …
Amicus brief filed in appeal challenging Gov. DeSantis’ ‘executive privilege’ claims
WGCU The Florida Center for Government Accountability has filed an amicus or “friend of the court” brief with an appeals court to reverse a lower …
California officials frustrated as Florida withholds records on migrant flights to Sacramento
abc Action News WFTS Tampa Bay by Katie LaGrone Last month, Florida chartered two planes to fly 36 asylum-seeking migrants from New Mexico to Sacramento …
FLCGA Files Amicus Brief in Appeal Challenging Gov. DeSantis’ ‘Executive Privilege’ Claims
The Florida Center for Government Accountability partnered with American Oversight, a national foundation for open records and government accountability, and several of Florida’s advocacy groups, to …