Sunshine just ain’t what it used to be in the Sunshine State

National Sunshine Week has been celebrated every March since 2005. It is supposed to be a celebration of your right as a citizen to know and see the inner workings of government. While a national event, the week has its roots here in Florida in 2002, when newspapers and broadcasters used to gather in Tallahassee for "Sunshine Sunday" to celebrate Florida’s expansive traditions of access to public records and open government. Florida’s law-making government records open to public inspection