FCIR Wins Two Honors in Green Eyeshade Awards May 14, 2015 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 February 13, 2015 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 January 9, 2015 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 November 21, 2014 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 November 19, 2014 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 November 9, 2014 Court records and emails reviewed by FCIR show how a foundation and a law firm make money off the Sunshine law.
