Lobbying Congress Can Push Florida Officials Over Sunshine Law’s Edge
· Story link Delegations of Florida officials who travel to Washington to lobby the administration or Congress may be violating…
Delegations of Florida officials who travel to Washington to lobby the administration or Congress may be violating the state’s public meetings law, the Miami Herald reported. Florida law provides a gathering of two or more officeholders talking public business, whether the meeting is in state or out, must be public. Often, they aren’t. “This is Congress,” one aide explained. (3/22/07