Fourth Circuit blasts DEA for delays in responding to public records request
From the Progressive Pulse: John Coleman has waited five years for records he sought via a Freedom of Information Request submitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration. read more ...
Pa. high court to interpret state’s sunshine law
From Law 360: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would review a Commonwealth Court finding interpreting the state's Sunshine Law to conclude that a state agency did not engage in “deliberation” behind closed doors when it reached a final decision at a later time. read more ...
Lakeland to discuss change in way public records are available
From The Ledger: LAKELAND | City commissioners plan to discuss on Friday a proposed ordinance that would change the way public records are available. The proposed change would allow the city to charge people if employees spend more than 30 minutes ...
Public-records bill defeated again
From DailyComet.com: BATON ROUGE — Siding with arguments offered by Gov. Bobby Jindal's chief attorney, a House committee voted Tuesday to deny the general public greater access to records created and maintained by the governor's office. Records ranging from travel logs and emails to contracts and memorandums are currently protected from public review if they are part of the office's "deliberative process." ...
Officials wrestle with disclosure requirements for private emails
From East County Magazine: May 2, 2013 (San Diego’s East County) – The First Amendment Coalition has issued advice to public officials in light of a court ruling that found private e-mails used by San Jose city officials to discuss pub ...
Open procuring – how do other countries perform?
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Government releases We the People API
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Bill would make N.J. mug shots available to the public
From Daily Record: The public may finally gain access to mug shots if a local assemblyman can help it. Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer, a Republican who represents parts of Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington and Middlesex counties, has introduced legislation that would render the police photos of arrested suspects as public records throughout the state, available for the public and news organizations. /> ...
Midland County Commission committee recommends board deny MDN FOIA appeal
From Midland Daily News: An appeal of a Michigan Freedom of Information Act, submitted by the Midland Daily News to Midland County, will now proceed to the full board after the county’s Human Services Committee recommended denying the appeal. read more ...
Pa. Senate leader proposes open records law rework
From NewsWorks.org: The Republican leader in the Pennsylvania Senate is taking the wraps off a wide set of proposed changes to the state Right-to-Know Law. Sen. Dominic Pileggi's 22-page bill introduced Friday includes limits on access by inmates and new authority for the Office of Open Records to review documents in private to see if they should be released. /> ...
