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Florida Senate must keep government notices in newspapers and accessible to the public

Examples are bills to phase out the rooftop solar industry and a new public records exemption to hide virtually every aspect of a Death Row execution in Florida.

Tensions are flaring again between Democrats in the Florida Senate, as some of them vote to support highly controversial Republican bills. This trend outrages an outspoken Republican senator, too.

The First Amendment Foundation urges the Florida Senate to kill HB 7049.

Newspapers have played a vital role in providing transparency about government through the publication of public notices.

This is a terrible bill for transparency and accountability of government, and we urge the Senate to let this bill die.

Proponents of a measure to shield state university president searches from public scrutiny until the very end is on its way to the governors desk.

Proponents of a measure to shield state university president searches from public scrutiny until the very end is on its way to the governors desk.

Proponents of a measure to shield state university president searches from public scrutiny until the very end is on its way to the governors desk.

Proponents of a measure to shield state university president searches from public scrutiny until the very end is on its way to the governors desk.