From Student Press Law Center:
VIRGINIA — The exchange of emails by members of the Fairfax County School Board did not constitute a public meeting under Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, the state Supreme Court ruled June 7.
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A recent post and a not-so-recent paper that, among other things, sets out to distinguish between "open data" and "open government" in terms of actual meaning, usage, and potentialities.
From Nextgov:
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From JDSupra:
Attorneys representing a group of U.S. citizens suffering from severe birth defects they believe were caused by the drug thalidomide have filed a lawsuit in federal court to compel the FDA to release records they believe will show the drug was widely distributed in the United States.
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From Techpresident.com:
California Congressman Darrell Issa, a prominent advocate for Internet users, open government, and transparency issues unveiled a new initiative Monday called the Open Gov Foundation.
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From York Daily Record:
HARRISBURG, Pa.—Public-records requests filed under Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law need not cite the law or satisfy other technicalities so long as they include the requester's name and address and enough information for government agencies to identify the records being sought, an appellate court panel ruled Monday.
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From The Time-Tribune:
Commissioners Jim Wansacz and Corey O'Brien have held more than a dozen private meetings with elected municipal and school board officials from throughout Lackawanna County over the past three months in possible violation of Pennsylvania's Sunshine Act.
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From cleveland.com:
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A member of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus continues to demand financial records of the caucus’ nonprofit organization and has accused it of improperly awarding a consulting contract to a former state senator with strong ties to the group.
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From The Kansas City Star:
COLUMBIA — The Missouri Press Association has announced its opposition to a measure that would allow people convicted of certain crimes to keep those records private under particular circumstances.
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From The Florida Times Union:
Florida State College at Jacksonville’s board kept no minutes of workshops for more than a decade, a violation of state Sunshine law college leaders say they will now correct.
The school claimed audio recordings and handouts from meetings served the purpose but now concedes that written minutes should be produced.
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From WPRI:
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – State lawmakers are considering three different bills to reshape Rhode Island’s public records laws, but differences between the House and Senate version could mean there will be no changes in the statute this year.
Target 12 Investigator Tim White explains how the current law almost got in the way of several WPRI 12 investigations into government waste.
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