If the public is to see the personnel records of two Lexington County sheriff’s deputies involved in a controversial death investigation, Sheriff Jay Koon says access to those public documents will come with a hefty fee. The sheriff’s department has told The State it must pay $350 for the two personnel files it seeks as […]
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Jenna Garland, a former press secretary to ex-Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, and the first person ever charged criminally with violating Georgia’s public records law, will have her day in court. Trial is scheduled to start Monday in a case that’s gained national attention from open government advocates, but that carries relatively light punishment for Garland […]
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Public records belong to the public. The concept is not all that difficult. During the last Georgia legislative session, State Rep. Jason Ridley introduced a measure related to the inspection of public records in the state. (Read more here…) […]
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Press Club and four Boise-area journalists have won a lawsuit they filed against Ada County officials under Idaho Public Records Act. In Friday’s ruling, 4th District Judge Deborah Bail wrote that the county’s approach to the public records requests it had received from the journalists was so far removed […]
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A government advocacy group is suing the city of San Diego for refusing to turn over surveillance footage and data from almost 4,000 cameras installed on city street lights. In its lawsuit, San Diegans for Open Government claims the city violated state open records laws by failing to disclose in a public records request the […]
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A state senator said Tuesday he’ll bring back a bill to improve Alabama’s open records law. But its fate could depend on the groups that stood in opposition to it last year. Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, said in a phone interview that he had been meeting with organizations representing state agencies and local governments about […]
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A major battle plays out daily in Colorado as some of our elected and appointed officials — all of whom took a solemn oath to serve all Coloradans — do everything possible to frustrate disclosing information belonging to the people. These fights involve access to records concerning public policies created with taxpayer dollars. As someone […]
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ATLANTA — Jim Zachary has been named president of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation. Zachary, who is CNHI’s deputy national editor and editor of The Valdosta Daily Times, was elevated by the GFAF board of directors Friday in Atlanta. When he takes the reins Jan. 1, Zachary will be just the fourth president in the […]
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Gov. Tony Evers has now released one day of his emails, having previously denied a similar request. Good. Keep going, governor. Fully embrace open government, regardless of who is asking for public documents. Our state definitely needs more leadership when it comes to promoting transparency for taxpayers. (Read more here…) […]
The Office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt and The Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government will provide local public training on open meetings and open records later this month. The training is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Dec. 17 in Heritage Hall of the Tony’s Pizza Events Center, 800 The Midway. (Read more here…) […]
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