From Lehigh Valley:
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is not subject to the records laws of Pennsylvania or New Jersey, according to commission attorney Jonathan F. Bloom.
Instead, the commission created its own policy in 2009, but it’s a far cry from New Jersey’s demanding Open Public Records Act.
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From NorthJersey.com:
The New Jersey Senate and Assembly members were urged in a resolution passed by the Township of West Milford Council on Aug. 15 to look at and weigh input from local government authorities and to abide by the concept of State mandate State pay. Two additional resolutions sent to the legislators oppose changes to the Open Public Records Act and the Open Public Meetings Act.
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From The Columbus Dispatch:
You know things must be getting interesting when the Columbus Board of Education holds an entire three-hour board meeting without saying a single meaningful word in public.
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From Lehigh Valley:
A lawsuit against Warren County Community College is back on the statewide Internet database after a complaint from a public records advocate.
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From The National Law Journal:
A federal judge in Washington has called on top Justice Department officials to make key decisions in the dispute over access to information about the secret work acclaimed civil rights era photographer Ernest Withers performed for the FBI.
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From The Hill:
A nonprofit watchdog group is calling for an investigation of Energy Department (DOE) emails that might have been used to shield evidence of a faltering loan program from the public.
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From The Huffington Post:
Even though it’s against the law, lobbyists are throwing parties for members of Congress at the Republican National Convention, NBC News reports.
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From Student Press Law Center (SPLC):
The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case regarding campus police records at private schools, an important victory for the Elon University graduate and former student journalist.
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