Sunshine Law

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It comes after an activist claimed officials at a local college violated Florida's Sunshine State law when they gifted the land to the state, which then voted to transfer it to the foundation.

Florida’s Sunshine Law is meant to ensure transparency, allow public participation, and foster public trust in government. Your Florida breaks down how it works and lists some renewed exemptions.

The university confirmed that the public has not been allowed to attend the UF board of trustees' private retreats.

It follows a lawsuit filed by The Washington Post seeking documents that included information about DeSantis’ flight records.

The Legislature approved 20 open-records exemptions this year.

Open government advocates are ringing alarms about plans that could make it harder to learn what Florida's public officials are doing and to speak against them.

The board voted to cement their decision to fire the district's superintendent, just one week before four of the members will be replaced by new members.

Prosecutors accused the commissioners of lying under oath during a criminal investigation into complaints that they had communicated about county business outside of public meetings.

Though it was a public building, the governor’s press conference with state health officials was open only to members of the press.

DeSantis reiterated that he would support holding a special legislative session to address the issue if the federal government were to require masks for students.

A well-funded, and mostly misunderstood, 2018 ballot amendment could roll back public oversight of the police for the foreseeable future. How did we get here?