Editorial
If Republican lawmakers eliminate public notices,
Floridians won’t know what their government is doing.
And that’s the point, isn’t it?
Originally published in theMiami Herald on April 5, 2019
It’s a longstanding tradition — and it’s the law. In Florida, local governments must inform residents about upcoming issues directly affecting their lives — their neighborhoods, their schools, their taxes. For decades, the most effective way to do this has been by publishing public lega