Florida’s ‘First Amendment Foundation’ attacks second amendment
April 29, 2013 Bizpac Review by Henry Kelley In Florida, there is a group known as the First Amendment Foundation, which ostensibly stands up for the First Amendment and the state’s Sunshine...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers considering public records exemptions
BILL COTTERELL The Tampa Tribune Published: April 28, 2013 TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers are considering a wide range of public-records exemptions – some technicalities, others clouding the...
View ArticleFirst Amendment Foundation criticizes ‘bad public policy.’
Published: April 29, 2013 By STEVE BOUSQUET — Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — In the hyper-partisan Florida Legislature, Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much, but every year they...
View ArticleTop secret: Details about ticket sales to Paul McCartney’s Orlando concerts
SCOTT MAXWELL Orlando Sentinel May 20, 2013 Sir Paul McCartney finished his two sold-out shows last night in Orlando. And if you’re still wondering who got pre-sale access to the show – the...
View ArticleAugust Shine On – Monthly Chat with First Amendment Foundation
On Aug. 16, 2013, in First Amendment Foundation It’s time to shine again. Barbara Petersen with the Florida First Amendment Foundation is back! In June she addressed whether notes taken by public...
View ArticleA trifecta of public records escapades
By Florence Snyder on August 17, 2013 Saint Peters Blog Fans of Florida’s public records law have a trifecta of stories to chew on this week. The first involves the tragic death of University of...
View ArticleGaetz names 1st Amendment expert to state panel
Orlando Sentinel 10:56 a.m. EDT, August 26, 2013 Kathleen Haughney TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Don Gaetz named First Amendment Foundation President Barbara Petersen to a panel designed to...
View ArticleEditorial: An open lesson on leadership from Don Gaetz
Aug. 30, 2013 | PNJ.com Florida Senate President Don Gaetz is serious about seeing Florida live up to its state-line welcome-sign boast of being the Sunshine State. Last week he boldly named Barbara...
View ArticleEditorial: An open lesson on leadership
Written by: Pensacola News Journal Sept. 3, 2013 Florida Senate President Don Gaetz is serious about seeing Florida live up to its boast of being the Sunshine State. Recently, he boldly named Barbara...
View ArticleDisclosure divide: TPD releases different versions of police reports
Tallahassee.com Sep. 7, 2013 Written by Sean Rossman The Tallahassee Police Department scrubbed police reports of information — some of which it might be required by law to release — before handing...
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