Important D.C. Circuit FOIA ruling affirms agencies’ obligation to respond promptly
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Federal judge orders release of names of teachers and trainees at School of Americas
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NFOIC supports open government lawsuit in Washington state
Resident claims that King County Housing Authority has established a nonprofit shadow organization to carry out its programs while circumventing the Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act. read more ...
OMG: Text messages sent by D.C. officials sneak By FOI laws
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City of Palo Alto breaks opengov ground with launch of “Open GIS”
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Few government agencies have dealt with how social media use affects compliance
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Search for LSU president dodged public eye
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The government can’t hide behind Gmail
From San Diego City Beat: I love public records laws like a firefighter loves his ax. I love the heft of the federal Freedom of Information Act (or the California Public Records Act) when I slam it into the door of the establishment. And I love it ...
Vermont Legislature to postpone action on record exemptions
From burlingtonfreepress.com: MONTPELIER — The House takes up a short bill Tuesday morning that postpones decisions about public records exemptions until 2014 to allow for the Legislature’s legal staff to comb the statutes one las ...
Arlington board OKs sharing website code with open-source community
From Arlington Patch: With a nod to the open government movement, the Arlington County Board this weekend unanimously approved making portions of the programming behind the county website publicly available. read more ...
