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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 Trident’s Editor Nominated as a Finalist for INNYs
This week the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) announced a list of finalists for its 2023 Nonprofit News Awards. Bob Norman, journalism director for the …
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 …
Nonprofit asks judge to open records in case involving Daytona Beach Shores officers
The Daytona Beach News-Journal by Mark Harper A nonprofit government watchdog is seeking to shed some light on a confidential court petition filed by two Daytona …
DeSantis asks court to toss migrant flights ruling in records case
Politico by Gary Fineout Lawyers representing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday urged an appeals court to overturn a ruling that found the DeSantis administration …
‘Impossible to hold him accountable’: DeSantis signs laws to ease 2024 run
The Guardian Ron DeSantis is using the final weeks before he reportedly launches a presidential campaign to modify Florida law to allow him to run …
‘Un-fricking-believable’: Watchdogs alarmed by DeSantis moves to prepare for White House campaign
Raw Story by Travis Gettys Ron DeSantis is clearing a path to the presidency by altering Florida law to allow him to campaign for the …
DeSantis conceals his travel records from public scrutiny
Orlando Sentinel by Jeffrey Schweers With a stroke of a pen, Gov. Ron DeSantis concealed his travel records – past, present and future – from public …
Esserman Knight Journalism Awards 2023
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 WINNERS OF THE ESSERMAN-KNIGHT JOURNALISM AWARDS! Knight Foundation The Awards recognize some of South Florida’s most impactful investigative stories and have …