Public Records and Public Oversight

For nearly nine years, survivors, victims’ families, journalists, and members of the public sought access to a photograph referenced in former City of Orlando spokesperson Tammy Hughes’ text messages — a photograph showing a blocked exit inside Pulse nightclub shortly after the mass shooting on June 12, 2016. Text Messages between Fire Marshal Tammy Hughes and former Orlando Fire Chief Roderick Williams. That photograph was repeatedly withheld from the public. City records sh