Religion or Speech? Students, Teachers Differ on Most Important First Amendment Freedom
High school students and their teachers differ on which of the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment are the most important, but speech and religion are by far the top finishers, according to a new survey. Students, by 65 percent, say spe ...
Port Authority vows to follow N.Y., N.J. public information laws
Getting ahead of pending legislation intended to enhance transparency at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency today adopted a freedom of information policy that will abide by the laws of New York State and New Jersey. The Port Authority Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the new policy during this afternoon's monthly meeting, which was held in Jersey City under the agency's new policy of rotating meeting locations. read more ...
Expert: IL Gov. Quinn’s handling of request to release subpoena ‘stinks’
Despite having a new criminal subpoena in hand, Gov. Pat Quinn's administration dragged its feet in releasing the politically-sensitive public document -- a delay one expert called a gaming of the state open-records laws that 'stinks'. On Tuesday, the governor's office finally released the federal grand jury subpoena dated Aug. 27 that sought records related to Quinn's failed Neighborhood Recovery Initiative anti-violence program, but it did so only selectively. read more ...
Poll: Voters like open school district labor negotiations
A majority of those surveyed recently support Proposition 104, the ballot measure that would require school district contract negotiations to be held in public ...
Citizens United wants press exemption from CO campaign finance disclosure
The conservative organization credited – or blamed — for bringing a flood of money into politics argued in federal court Tuesday that it should be allowed to produce and advertise an anti-John Hickenlooper film without disclosing who paid for it ...
Group To Release Documents On Aramark & State Prisons Contract
Today the group "Progress Michigan" plans to release documents they say shows conversations between Governor Rick Snyder's office and the Department of Corrections. Group members say they obtained more than 100 pages through the "Freedom of Information Act." Governor Rick Snyder has been under pressure to end the state's contract with Aramark. read more ...
Freedom of Information laws a public atrocity
Our View: Public officials need to respect the freedom of access granted by the Oklahoma Open Records Act and honor their duty to fulfill such requests. Freedom of Information laws are intended to allow the public access to records they have rights ...
NY AG candidate blasts incumbent for lack of transparency
Republican Attorney General Candidate John Cahill criticized Attorney General Eric Schneiderman during a press conference in Albany last week for refusing to disclose information provided by his political consultants. read more ...
Oklahoma transparency laws drawing national attention
Last month I received some great news. A report titled ìState Open Data Policies and Portalsî was released by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Data Innovation and ranked Oklahoma as one of the top six top-scoring states for its open ...
Open meetings case sends strong message
Newspapers, government watchdog groups and open government advocates across the state of Georgia have cheered the recent decision of Forsyth County Superior Court requiring the city of Cumming and its mayor, Henry Ford Gravitt, to shell out $6,000 ea ...
