From The Kansas City Star:
COLUMBIA, Mo. | Pepperdine University professor Robert Pushaw Jr. wants to be the next dean of Missouri's law school – and he doesn't care who knows.
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From NWCN.com:
In the state of Washington if a citizen requests a public record, it should be turned over unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. That's the law. But investigators from KREM 2's Seattle affiliate, KING 5, have found more people than ever are accusing the state of breaking that law and it's costing taxpayers millions.
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From Thomson Reuters News & Insight:
At a time when advocates are pushing for more transparency in government, two states are fighting in court to limit citizens' access to public documents.
Virginia and Tennessee are defending their local versions of the Freedom of Information Act which allow them to respond only to public records requests from in-state residents — and deny requests from out-of-staters.
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From tri-cityherald.com:
OLYMPIA, Wash. — State lawmakers are exploring a plan that could limit how governments respond to requests for public documents, allowing them to get a court order if they can prove that a request creates a "significant burden."
The measure discussed by lawmakers Tuesday would also permit agencies to adopt policies limiting the amount of time devoted to responding to records requests.
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From Deseret News:
SALT LAKE CITY — An advocate for open government, Rep. Kraig Powell, R-Heber City, is sponsoring two bills aimed at that goal, one serious and the other to make a point.
HB89 requires a political caucus to be open to the public if a quorum of the body is present and legislation is being discussed.
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From ZDNet:
The Electronic Privacy Information Center Wednesday filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking access to Google’s first mandatory privacy report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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From Politico.com:
A Memphis newspaper won a round Tuesday in its battle for access to the FBI's files on a famous civil rights era photographer who reportedly spied on top civil rights leaders for the agency in the 1960s.
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From Los Angeles Time Nation Now:
The Wisconsin recall petitions — consisting of more than 1 million names asking to recall Gov. Scott Walker, the lieutenant governor and four state senators — have been posted online by state election officials, even though signers raised questions about how the disclosures might affect their personal security.
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