A few items selected from many of interest that we might not have drawn attention to earlier:
Obama administration makes some transparency gains; challenges remain
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and OpenTheGovernment.org released a joint report, Measuring Transparency Under the FOIA: The Real Story Behind the Numbers, analyzing the government’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data for 2010 and how it compares to the previous administration’s data.
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From delmarvanow.com:
ACCOMAC, Va. — A General District judge set a noon hearing Jan. 11 to consider motions in a case in which Onancock resident Charles Landis claims the town violated the Freedom of Information Act by holding an illegal closed meeting.
Landis also claims the town violated the law by giving him a redacted version of the new town manager's employment contract — which Landis requested in August and received in October.
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From CT News Junkie:
A lawyer for the state Freedom of Information Commission abandoned an argument his office had been making for the past three years when he got to the Supreme Court on Monday, confusing the Supreme Court Justices and the man who filed the FOI complaint.
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