Emails stoke conflict in Middletown (New Jersey)
From The Asbury Park Press: Township Public Library Director Susan O’Neal zipped off a quick email to township government critic and library supporter Linda Baum on April 18, suggesting that she request a copy of the audio recording from ...
Squaring reform with Virginia FOIA curbs
From The News Leader: Virginia lawmakers, elected leaders and those trying to get elected can’t seem to embrace ethics and financial disclosure reform for public officials fast enough since troubling questions about unreported gifts to Go ...
Idaho agrees to keep some prison records secret
From SFGate: The Idaho Department of Correction and attorneys representing inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution have quietly reached an agreement that could permanently hide from public view records connected ...
Seattle Times report wins public-records award
From The Seattle Times: Seattle Times criminal-justice reporter Mike Carter has received a Key Award from the Washington Coalition for Open Government for his perseverance in pursuing the public release of a May Day 2012 memo that the Seattle P ...
Ohio budget provides for secret meetings
From The Blade via Ohio Newspaper Association: Local cities and townships can now meet secretly behind closed doors to discuss economic development deals with businesses under a provision tucked into the just-signed state budget. read more ...
OK gov claims political influences on policy should be kept secret
From FOI Oklahoma, Inc.: Gov. Mary Fallin is claiming an executive privilege to hide records that reveal political considerations behind her decisions on state policy. read more ...
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for July 12, 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. The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Opinion: Overturn bad ethics law read more ...
California public records law strengthened by ruling on mapping data
From Wired: California’s public-records law received a major boost Monday when the state Supreme Court decided local government must turn over mapping data without charging excessive fees. read more ...
Minnesota juvenile records soon more difficult for public to view
From StarTribune.com: In the future, a new state law will limit public access to nonviolent crime records for 16- and 17-year-olds. It’s part of a comprehensive legislative effort to get offenders ... past a permanent roadblock that often ...
OC supervisors could owe Sierra Club $1 million in legal fees
From Voice of Orange County: Orange County taxpayers could pay a $1-million legal tab for the Sierra Club because the county Board of Supervisors lost a court battle this week seeking to protect exclusive access to digital maps of the county fo ...
