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The Florida Senate passed a bill that would create a first degree misdemeanor for anyone who defies a warning and 'impedes' first responders.

We sit down with Barbara Peterson, from the Florida Center for Government Accountability to talk about the crucial role of investigative journalism in keeping government accountable, and how exactly to do your own public records request here in Florida.

Ziegler’s attorney says he is the victim of a false sexual assault accusation, but police have no plans to charge his accuser.

To the editor: The Republican Party taking on the moral issue of how the Cape Coral council and mayor got a doubling of salary with the back

Should law enforcement officers be able to claim Marsy's Law victim privacy protections if they’re threatened with violence while on the job? That’s the question before state lawmakers in a new legislative proposal. It's a response to a recent Florida Supreme Court that says, no.

House Bill 910 would require companies that publish “material harmful to minors” to verify the age of people trying to access that material.

Amplifying Atlanta

By Diane Rado ( Florida Phoenix ) - From threatening students’ free speech on college campuses to making it easier …

There are more than 1,000 public records exemptions in Florida, veiling previously available information. That will surely increase this year.

A recent ruling by the Florida Supreme Court changed what everyone thought they knew about victims’ privacy rights. But the change will take some time to go into effect, and it may not remain in effect for very long. “If anyone has a public records request, get it in now,” said Bobby Block, executive director of the First Amendment Foundation, one of the open-government advocacy groups that ...