Battle over information request in Wallingford continues
The chairwoman of the town’s Public Celebrations Committee and the vice president of Wallingford Center Inc. said they believe their groups are separate entities and disputed the claim that WCI has taken on Celebrations Committee tasks and is s ...
Protecting Freedom of the Press in Ferguson from the FAA
New information obtained by the Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request indicates that a flight ban in Ferguson, Mo., may have been intended to stop press coverage rather than just protect local law enforcement. read more ...
New Oil & Gas Industry Intel Network Circumvents FOIA law
Now the public has no way of finding out what kind of information is being circulated among network members or with the federal government What if the private sector banded together to create its own intelligence sharing networks exempt from FOIA l ...
Port of Vancouver, Tesoro-Savage meeting raises questions
The Port of Vancouver, already facing one lawsuit accusing it of violating Washington's open public meetings law, has left the public in the dark more than once in landing one of the largest financial deals in its history, an investigation by The Columbian has found. read more ...
Opinion: Are we slaves to government secrecy?
Tuesday, the people of St. Augustine elected Nancy Shaver as Mayor, empowered by a decade of disclosures about our flawed city government. read more ...
Bob Horton: Do the people’s business in front of the people
After most municipal elections, newly elected officials and returning incumbents are invited to a forum at Town Hall about public meeting protocol and the Freedom of Information Act. And while it is often said that showing up is half the job, in th ...
Editorial: No anonymity in Jeffco teacher sick-out
Good for the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition (CFOIC), which went to bat for a parent seeking the names of teachers at his daughter's school who called in sick in September to protest Jefferson County school board policies ...
Transparency a priority for northern Beaufort County political newcomers
Voters in northern Beaufort County turned two incumbents out of local office on Election Day and replaced them with political newcomers -- an unquestionable sign of discontent with business as usual. Whether the electorate was specifically distressed about open government and adherence to the state's Freedom of Information Act is less clear. Certainly, however, the winning candidates made these issues part of their platforms. read more ...
Philadelphia looks to become more transparent
The city has released details of a plan to help provide even more transparency and efficiency to city governance. The Open Data Strategic Plan uses a comprehensive method termed the “open data census,” to help officials better track and ...
Seeking government transparency in Santa Rosa
Eight months after it was formed, the city’s Open Government Task Force is putting the finishing touches on recommendations it hopes will make it easier for residents to engage with their government. The nine-member panel, which was formed in ...
