FCIR Wins Two Honors in Green Eyeshade Awards
The categories: Public Service in Radio Journalism and Online Investigative Reporting.
Palm Beach County Town Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Martin O’Boyle, Citizens Awareness Foundation
The Town of Gulf Stream filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of state municipalities, municipal agencies and their contractors.
Following FCIR Story, New Legislation Proposed as Citizens Awareness Foundation Suspends Operations
Two Florida legislators proposed bills that would amend the public records laws to protect private companies doing business with state agencies. Open records advocates say the bills as written would impede access to public records.
City Of Lakeland Forced To Pay $160,000 Following Lengthy Public Records Battle
After a four-year legal battle over public records, the city of Lakeland is paying $160,000 as part of a settlement.
Columbia Journalism Review Praises FCIR’s Reporting
Columbia Journalism Review discusses in-depth FCIR's recent story on Citizens Awareness Foundation and its abuse of Florida's Sunshine law.
In Lawsuits Statewide, Questions of Profits and Public Records
Court records and emails reviewed by FCIR show how a foundation and a law firm make money off the Sunshine law.