Kansas A.G. offers open records, open meetings trainings
From CJOnline.com: The Kansas attorney general this month will offer five free training seminars on the state’s open meetings and open records acts. Registration now is open for the free annual Kansas Open Meetings and Open Records Act ...
Louisiana lawmakers stall public records debate
From The Town Talk: Louisiana lawmakers complain that they can’t get certain information from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration and that a provision they wrote into public records law in 2009 has been wrongly applied to other agen ...
Wisconsin judge’s sealing of records raises concerns
From SFGate: BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — A Jackson County judge who sealed the identities of defendants in three criminal cases defended the move as an effort to protect the innocent, but open-records advocates blasted the action as a violation of the public's right to know. read more ...
Judge orders U.S. to release Aaron Swartz Secret Service file
From Wired: A federal judge in Washington, D.C. on Friday ordered the government to promptly start releasing thousands of pages of Secret Service documents about the late activist and coder Aaron Swartz, following months of roadblocks and delay ...
White House seeks feedback on second opengov action plan
From ExecutiveGov: The White House wants public input on its proposal to create a second action plan that will work to further encourage openness and civic participation in government activities, according to a Wednesday blog post. read more ...
A good year for open government in Florida
From The Ledger.com: The 2013 Florida Legislature officially closed out last week when Gov. Rick Scott finished acting on the last bills to reach his desk. One of the winners of the session was Florida's open-government tradition. Scott and legislative leaders can take a good share of the credit for that. read more ...
Changes to Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act
From Richmond Times Dispatch: Along with a host of other new laws, changes to Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act went into effect July 1. While most of the law remained unchanged, some governmental bodies can use new exemptions in resp ...
Government watchdog sues San Diego for public records
From Courthouse News Service: A government watchdog sued San Diego for records on a public spat between Mayor Bob Filner and the city attorney. San Diegans for Open Government sued the city in Superior Court. It seeks a transcript of a closed-session meeting where Filner ejected Assistant City Attorney Andrew Jones for supposed "disruptive behavior." read more ...
U.S. files on Bin Laden raid purged from Pentagon computers for secrecy
From NY Daily News: The nation's top special operations commander ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent to the CIA, where they could be more easily shielded from ever being made public. read more ...
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for July 5, 2013
From NFOIC: A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives. read more ...
