DOJ to disclose memo justifying drone strikes on Americans, easing Senate vote on author
In a bid to clear the way for a controversial Senate nominee, the Obama administration signaled it will publicly reveal a secret memo explaining its legal justification for using drones to kill American citizens overseas. The Justice Department, of ...
Day Three of Florida legislative redistricting hearings: Window into reality and the defense of secret deals as ‘entirely proper
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/05/day-three-of-redist... Senate President Don Gaetz testified under oath Wednesday that it was “entirely proper” for him to meet in secret with House Speaker Will Weathe ...
A tweet sees Vancouver police FOI process enter the digital age
The Vancouver Police Department now accepts freedom of information requests submitted via email. Until today, requests made to the VPD under B.C.’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act had to be mailed or faxed. read more ...
First Look Media will give $550,000 to support press freedoms
First Look Media, the news organization created by Pierre Omidyar, today announced that it will provide grants totaling up to $550,000 to three organizations at the forefront of integrating freedom of the press with technology. The funding includes: ...
8 videos to get you excited about open government
Open government isn't a new concept. Thanks to the proliferation of the printing press, the Age of Enlightenment blasted through Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries and brought demands for new rights: free speech, assembly, and, of course, the freedom of the press. read more ...
Judge orders release of autopsy report on 3-year-old Steamboat Springs boy
A judge has ordered Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg to release the autopsy report for the 3-year-old boy who police believe died here after being neglected by his mother ...
Jeffco Schools posts superintendent contract online
After cries from the community that the draft contract for Jefferson County Schools' superintendent finalist Daniel McMinimee be made public, the district posted a copy of the document on its website ...
Public pushes Jeffco to release superintendent’s contract
Dozens of community members are demanding to know contract details for the next Jefferson County Schools superintendent before the board convenes for a special meeting Tuesday to decide whether to hire Daniel McMinimee to helm the 85,000-student school district ...
Caldwell: The arrogance of the EU’s “right to be forgotten”
Across the country and even in Colorado, there have been recent efforts to block access to arrest records, convictions and even legally obtained but humiliating photographs ...
Editorial: More transparency on transportation partnerships
Nothing like the term "multinational firm" in a contract to build a major public roadway to inspire a collective community freak-out ...
