COVID-19 vs Florida Sunshine laws as Ron DeSantis approves virtual meetings

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COVID-19 vs Florida Sunshine laws as Ron DeSantis approves virtual meetings

Updated: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an emergency order on Friday that suspends the Florida statutes that require a quorum be present in person for government meetings and that they be conducted in a specific public place. This means that the Miami city commission, which had been pushing for the approval, might be able to meet […]

SAO: No Sunshine Law violation in Hialeah. Really? Really?

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SAO: No Sunshine Law violation in Hialeah. Really? Really?

In a stunningly quick turnaround by the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, which usually moves at the speed of coffee in a watched cafetera, Hialeah’s Seguro Que Yes Council was cleared of allegations that they committed mass violation of the Sunshine Law by meeting together minutes before they were to vote on the city’s annual budget. […]