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A reporter revealed a lucrative giveaway for local politicians. Now the city wants to know who let the truth out. Sun Sentinel 1 day ago Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun-Sentinel © Provided by Sun Sentinel Tamarac will spend taxpayer dollars on a private investigator to find out how a plan to give commissioners more benefits got revealed. It wasn’t bad enough that a small Broward County city quietly considered heaping perks on its elected leaders. Now the city will spen...

A reporter revealed a lucrative giveaway for local politicians. Now the city wants to know who let the truth out Sun Sentinel 2 days ago Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun Sentinel © Sun Sentinel/TNS Tamarac will spend taxpayer dollars on a private investigator to find out how a plan to give commissioners more benefits got revealed. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It wasn’t bad enough that a small Broward County, Florida, city quietly considered heaping perks on its elected lea...

A reporter revealed a lucrative giveaway for local politicians. Now the city wants to know who let the truth out. Sun Sentinel 4/30/2021 Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun-Sentinel © Provided by Sun Sentinel Tamarac will spend taxpayer dollars on a private investigator to find out how a plan to give commissioners more benefits got revealed. It wasn’t bad enough that a small Broward County city quietly considered heaping perks on its elected leaders. Now the city will spen...

The city of Tallahassee and a consortium of media outlets are seeking review of a recent appeals court decision finding that Marsy’s Law grants privacy protections to on-duty police officers, including those who use lethal force against suspects. City Attorney Cassandra Jackson announced Tuesday that the city is asking the Florida Supreme Court to review the decision handed down April 6 by the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. “This case is one of great public importance to the s...

Florida turns the other way as demand rises for police transparency A state court says officers who injure or kill can keep their names secret if they’re victims of a crime. Agencies are retooling protocols.     Charles Fowler and Doris Floyd visit the grave of their biological son Dominique Mulkey, 26, who was shot to death Oct. 20 by two Tampa police officers. The names of the officers have not been made public. A recent Florida appeals court in an unrelated case said they dont hav...

Editorial Roundup: Florida Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ April 21 The South Florida Sun Sentinel on the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s killing: A murderer has been found guilty of his crime. That should not be cause for celebration. The arrival of justice should be expected, not greeted with a sense of palpable relief. And yet, in the case of Derek Chauvin, justice had been delayed or excused in so many other cases that Tuesday’s guilty verdict had t...

Some of these legal actions have come at the expense of Florida taxpayers who have demanded the information vital to their own decision making about their children and elder parents.  Now, several media groups that sued last year for documents to gauge the state’s efforts combating the coronavirus and thought they had reached an understanding with the Department of Health are frustrated over the lack of response to the latest round of requests for vaccine information. “We have seen signi...

Black Lives Matter protesters gather in Weston in June, 2020. The court ruling marks the first major test of the new Marsy’s Law protections for crime victims — even when the victims are police officers. A state appeals court in Tallahassee this week ruled for the first time that the names of two police officers involved in two separate deadly shootings should not have their names released to the public. That’s because under Marsy’s Law, which voters passed as a ballot amendment in 201...

Black Lives Matter protesters gather in Weston in June, 2020. The court ruling marks the first major test of the new Marsy’s Law protections for crime victims — even when the victims are police officers. A state appeals court in Tallahassee this week ruled for the first time that the names of two police officers involved in two separate deadly shootings should not have their names released to the public. That’s because under Marsy’s Law, which voters passed as a ballot amendment in 201...

Questions surround interpretation of Floridas Marsys Law People on both sides of the debate say itll take the Supreme Court to decide on the interpretation. and last updated 2021-04-07 20:21:29-04 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Questions are swirling over using Marsys Law to protect law enforcement officers. The law passed by voters three years ago with the intention to protect victims of crime when it comes to things like their privacy and being treated fairly. However, following three deadly...