Editorial: Bring transparency to King County Housing Authority’s shadow agency
Editorial from The Seattle Times: Last November, the King County Housing Authority quietly granted a 30-year lease on 509 of its apartment units to an obscure nonprofit agency called Moving King County Residents Forward. read more ...
NMSU regents change search timeline
From Las Cruces Sun-News: The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government has advised New Mexico State University regents they would violate the state's Open Meeting Act if they negotiated with a presidential candidate over the weekend before publicly announcing their choice. read more ...
Gwyneth Doland leaves New Mexico Foundation for Open Government
From Santa Fe Reporter: Gwyneth Doland announced today that she's stepping down from the Foundation for Open Government—a nonprofit that advocates for government transparency. As the executive director of the Albuquerque-based nonprofit, Doland oversaw FOG's efforts at outreach, advocacy and education about state and local open government issues in New Mexico.The fight for transparency kept Doland busy. read more ...
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 3, 2013
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. Blackfoot woman receives Idaho open government award read more ...
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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