From WPTV.com:
FORT PIERCE — Should Port St. Lucie taxpayers pay the estimated $3.5 million charge to produce public records requested by former members of the Police Department in a lawsuit against the city?
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From The Washington Post:
An attorney has released cellphone records for fired North Carolina football coach Butch Davis to media outlets, saying it should prove “once and for all” that Davis did nothing wrong regarding misconduct by players.
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From Gilroy Dispatch:
City Council is preparing to change the dynamics of their open government commission – which was created in 2009 to promote transparency from Gilroy staff – as they move to allow members of the public apply for the commission.
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Read More… from Gilroy public will run the open government commission now, not council
From The Seattle Times:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gary Pruitt, the new president and CEO of The Associated Press, pledged Thursday to continue close cooperation with member news organizations on news collection, open government efforts and generating online advertising revenues.
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From The Washington Post:
WASHINGTON — Federal appeals court judges Thursday questioned the CIA’s efforts to block information on the use of unmanned drones to kill suspected terrorists.
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Read More… from Appeals court judges seem skeptical of CIA secrecy on drone program
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:
Open budget application improves Palo Alto, Calif.’s accessibility
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for September 21, 2012
From Knight Foundation:
SAN FRANCISCO — (Sept. 20, 2012) -— Six media innovation ventures that make it easier to access and use information on local communities, air quality, elections, demographics and more received a total of $2.22 million today as winners of the Knight News Challenge: Data.
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