Miami-Dade County Demands $22K For Access To Public Information
Alexandria, VA – Many local governments in the “SunshineState” embrace transparency, according to Sunshine Review , a nonprofit organization dedicated to government transparency. And, then there is Miami-Dade County. Miami-Dade County responded to a recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about how taxpayer funds are spent by demanding that the nonprofit pay the county $22,000. The request directed to Miami-Dade Police Department, which is part of an ongoing series on local salaries of government officials, listed labor costs