The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too
- Written by David Cuillier, Director of the Brechner Freedom of Information Project, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
Exemptions to Florida's open records law now exceed high rises in Miami.DEA / V. GIANNELLA /via Getty ImagesFlorida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing ever darker, and the clouds are spreading throughout the United States.
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