Some of these legal actions have come at the expense of Florida taxpayers who have demanded the information vital to their own decision making about their children and elder parents.
Now, several media groups that sued last year for documents to gauge the state’s efforts combating the coronavirus and thought they had reached an understanding with the Department of Health are frustrated over the lack of response to the latest round of requests for vaccine information.
“We have seen significant delays and huge fees that in practice result in a denial of public records,” said Pam Marsh, a former top federal prosecutor and president of the nonprofit, nonpartisan First Amendment Foundation of Florida.