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Tag: FOIA
NEFAC extends deadline for Citizen Right to Know and FOI awards
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The New England First Amendment Coalition is extending to Jan. 14 the entry deadline on new awards to private citizens and professional journalists who advanced the public's right to know in 2012.
Rosanna Cavanagh, NEFAC executive director, said the fact the awards were introduced only last month and the amount of interest displayed across the region prompted many requests for an extension.
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Blogger wins lawsuit vs. Fairfield Twp. (Ohio) over public records
Why journalists need to get behind the #opendata movement
From Eric Newton at the Knight Foundation:
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Newly released drone records reveal extensive military flights in US
From Electronic Frontier Foundation:
[The] FF posted several thousand pages of new drone license records and a new map that tracks the location of drone flights across the United States.
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Government-wide Freedom of Information Act audit finds outdated regs
Watchdogs say Obama administration less transparent pre-election
Louisiana death row inmate sues DOJ over access to records
Air Force may limit access to criminal records
From Air Force Times:
The Air Force is changing the rules on how the media and general public get information about airmen accused of crimes.
A recent Air Force Instruction lists several changes to how the service applies the Uniform Code of Military Justice that are intended to protect the privacy of accused airmen at the expense of the public’s right to know.
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In survey, lobbyists complain about effects of open government law
From The Blog of Legal Times:
In the aftermath of sweeping federal lobbying legislation that became law in 2007, few lobbyists are convinced that the statute made their colleagues more ethical and improved government.
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