From The News & Advance:
Sometimes, government needs to be reminded just who’s boss and just what rights and privileges the boss has. That is exactly what Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, when utilized by an involved citizenry and understood by a willing government, accomplishes.
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From Cleveland.com:
The Federal Trade Commission knows what its undercover investigators found in sweeps of Cleveland-area funeral homes conducted last year. But you, as a member of the public, aren’t allowed to know – even though the Funeral Rule was created to protect you.
The agency recently denied a Freedom of Information Act appeal for more information about the sweeps and the violations.
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Read More… from FTC keeps funeral rule lapses buried: plain dealing
From The Kansas City Star:
Johnson County district attorney says public business is too often private.
District Attorney Steve Howe says some Johnson County governments are having trouble following the law when it comes to allowing the public access to meetings and documents.
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From Independent Mail:
ANDERSON — Rick Freemantle’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against Anderson County has been delayed and will be assigned to a new judge.
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled June 27 that the Upstate resident and former Anderson County Council candidate has legal standing under the state’s Freedom of Information Act to proceed with his lawsuit against the county and its former administrator, Joey Preston.
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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:
Legal memo: Text messages are public records in Alaska
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for September 7, 2012
From Boston.com:
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A state senator from Bucksport is to receive the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition’s annual Sunshine Award for his efforts to keep government information open and accessible to the public.
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