National Freedom of Information Coalition
Protecting Your Right to Open Government

Author: NFOIC

Profile picture of NFOIC
Website
https://nfoic.org

Posts by NFOIC

Court case could exacerbate FOIA delays

Posted on

From OMB Watch:

A recent court decision may make it more difficult and more time-consuming for people to receive materials from federal agencies when filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. It would allow agencies to delay FOIA requests more easily, which could hamstring those who rely on the law, including the open government community, journalists, and other advocacy groups. OMB Watch today joined an amicus brief urging the court to reverse the ruling.

[…]

Read More… from Court case could exacerbate FOIA delays

San Francisco mayor launches Open Government Innovation Partnership

Posted on

From San Francisco Sentinel:

San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, as Chair of the first U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Technology and Innovation Task Force, announced the Open Government Innovation Partnership – a call to action to help cities advance and prioritize innovation to drive job growth, economic development, improved efficiency and collaboration.

[…]

Read More… from San Francisco mayor launches Open Government Innovation Partnership

OSU must turn over some Tressel documents to ESPN

Posted on

From Mansfield News Journal:

COLUMBUS — The Supreme Court of Ohio today issued a limited writ of mandamus ordering Ohio State University to provide ESPN with several documents related to the 2011 NCAA investigation of football coach Jim Tressel that the university had previously refused to provide to the network in response to public records requests.

[…]

Read More… from OSU must turn over some Tressel documents to ESPN

Lawsuit challenging estimated bill for public records copies dismissed

Posted on

From NJ.com:

NORTH BERGEN, NJ. —  A Hudson County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit [“for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted"] in which a critic of Mayor Nicholas Sacco and his administration argued that a $42,000-plus estimated bill to obtain copies of public documents was “excessive.”

[…]

Read More… from Lawsuit challenging estimated bill for public records copies dismissed

2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference

Posted on

From MIT Center for Civic Media:

On June 17-19, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and MIT's Center for Civic Media will host the 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: "The Story and the Algorithm". The conference is the leading gathering of media innovators shaping the future of news and information, and winners of the first Knight News Challenge of 2012, on networks, will be announced during the conference.

[…]

Read More… from 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference

New Mexico governor questioned for violating open government laws

Posted on

From KOB.com: 

Two state lawmakers are asking the New Mexico Attorney General to investigate state Public Education Department emails sent to the private email accounts of Governor Susana Martinez and her top political advisor Jay McCleskey.

Sen. Linda Lopez, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, and Rep. Rick Miera, chairman of the House Education Committee, are requesting the investigation. Both are Democrats. Martinez and McCleskey are Republicans.

[…]

Read More… from New Mexico governor questioned for violating open government laws