From Utica Observer-Dispatch:
UTICA — School boards legally can meet in private for several reasons, including matters of security, contract agreements or to discuss pending litigation.
One thing they can’t talk about in executive session: The budget.
Yet that’s what some members of the Utica City School District Board of Education say happened Tuesday.
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From NewsOK.com:
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin released more than 51,000 pages of documents Friday to meet public records requests for information about how her office made health care decisions, but advocates of the state’s open record laws are concerned about what was not released.
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Editorial from Williston Herald:
In just a matter of hours Wednesday, the North Dakota Legislature sent a confusing message about open government.
The State Senate did the right thing when it approved an amendment removing executive sessions from House Bill 1215. The amendment guaranteed that if school boards wanted to allow guns on campus, any discussion about the issue would be done in public.
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From East County Magazine:
March 28, 2013 (San Diego) – When it comes to open government and public access to government records, times have changed dramatically in California. Much of that change can be attributed to the tireless efforts of Terry Francke, General Counsel of Californians Aware.
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