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Tampa City Council member sued over public records
Tampa Bay Times, October 21, 2021, Charlie Frago Did John Dingfelder forward emails to his wife that praised his City Council performance — with a smiley-face emoji — merely to show her that he was doing a good job? Or, as a lawsuit filed Monday alleges, did...
Lawsuit for COVID-19 data in Florida moves forward
WESH2, September 7, 2021, Matt Lupoli A lawsuit filed by a Central Florida state representative against the state and its health department is moving forward. The lawsuit is over a public records request for coronavirus information that was denied. The lawsuit will go...
‘Virus politics’: Carlos Smith, government accountability group sue Ron DeSantis admin for COVID-19 data
Florida Politics, August 31, 2021, Jesse Scheckner Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith has sued the Florida Department of Health and Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees, citing the agency’s refusal to release previously public COVID-19 information amid record high cases within...