Perhaps no one has been more of an advocate for Floridians’ access to public records over the past few decades than Barbara Petersen, executive director and co-founder of the Florida Center for Government Accountability. Barbara chats with Dara this week about the Center’s work, which has garnered national attention in recent weeks, and why she’s “deeply worried” about the future of open government in Florida
Dara Kam
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Barbara Petersen has long been a champion for Floridians’ access to public records from their government. Now the executive director of the Florida Center for Government Accountability, Petersen chats with Dara this week about how her team of investigative journalists uncovered records related to an accusation of sexual assault against the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, her fears about the future of “Government in the Sunshine” and much more.
