FBI “blackballing” files
From Truthout:
Have you ever filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FBI and received a written response from the agency stating that it could not locate records responsive to your request?
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Lincolnwood (Ill.) residents confront officials on spending
From the Lincolnwood Review:
As winter’s first major storm raged outdoors, a storm of anger inside Lincolnwood Village Hall Thursday as more than a dozen residents accused School District 74 board members and administrators of egregious spending and financial mismanagement of taxpayer dollars.
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Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission probes alleged illegal meeting among Seymour police commissioners
From the Valley Independent Sentinel:
The Freedom of Information Commission started hearing evidence Tuesday to determine if three Seymour police commissioners held an illegal meeting to talk about embattled Seymour police Detective Ron Goodmaster.
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2 cities win Fla. open government award
From news.mcclatchy.com:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two Florida cities have won an open government award for passing local laws that ensure people's ability to speak at city meetings.
The Lake Helen and Sanford city commissions received the Pete Weitzel/Friend of the First Amendment Award on Tuesday at a luncheon given by the First Amendment Foundation.
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West Virginia House of Delegates to examine bill on email records
From The Charleston Daily Mail:
A bill that would void a 2009 state Supreme Court ruling that exempted personal e-mails from public officials and public employees from public release is on the fast track to passage in the House of Delegates.
The bill changes the state code's definition of "public record" in a way meant to clarify the Legislature's intentions.
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California political watchdog agency sues U.S. Postal Service
From The Sacramento Bee:
California's political watchdog agency has delivered a federal lawsuit to the U.S. Postal Service in an ongoing dispute over mail records.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, stems from a Fair Political Practices Commission investigation into a campaign mailing sent during a 2008 local recall campaign.
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Indiana lawmakers consider fines on access violators
From Chicago Tribune:
INDIANAPOLIS — Government officials could face fines of up to $500 for blatantly violating Indiana's public access laws under a proposal that would impose personal penalties for such actions for the first time since the laws were adopted 35 years ago.
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DHS media monitoring could chill public dissent, EPIC warns
From Computerworld:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is engaging in media monitoring activity that achieves no public safety goals and will likely have a chilling effect on legitimate criticism of the agency, a leading privacy advocacy group warned Friday.
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Slow pace of crash probe involving off-duty police officer is criticized
From telegram.com:
WORCESTER, MA — A Shirley woman who was critically injured when her car collided with a car driven by an off-duty Worcester police officer more than a year ago is criticizing authorities for what she says is the inexplicably slow pace of the accident investigation.
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Ogdensburg (N.Y.) executive sessions violated law, official says
From WatertownDailyTimes.com:
OGDENSBURG — Much of the work the City Council has done to resolve the issue of City Manager Arthur J. Sciorra’s employment has been done behind closed doors, but a state official says the manner by which it entered its executive session violated state open meetings laws.
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