Episode 77: Florida's Sunshine Laws

Welcome to Florida

English - December 14, 2021 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 76: Voting Rights with Desmond Meade

Next Episode: Episode 78: Oranges!

This week's episode begins with Craig Pittman telling us how the CIA took over Sanibel Island!

Our guest this week is Pamela Marsh, executive director of the First Amendment Foundation in Tallahassee, a non-profit group working to secure and enforce open government in the state of Florida. Our topic this week is the state's Sunshine Law which requires official government meetings be open to the public.

In the episode, we mention a story from Medeira Beach you can read more about here, and a story from Sebastian you can read more about here.

This week's episode of "Welcome to Florida" is sponsored by Visit Sarasota. Be sure to follow Visit Sarasota on Twitter and Facebook at @visitsarasota and on Instagram @visitsarasotacounty for inspiration ahead of your next trip to Sarasota.