From OregonLive.com
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Mayor pleads no contest to Ark. FOIA law violation
Privacy group says DHS stonewalling on ‘electronic frisk’ technology records
From Government Security News:
A privacy group that opposes a new form of electronic screening technology has asked the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) to investigate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) practices at the Department of Homeland Security, after the agency refused its request for information on new terahertz scanning technology.
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2012 FOI Summit Content and Videos from the Program
We had great panelists who participated in stimulating and informative panels at the 2012 FOI Summit on open government and transparency, networking, digital photography, campaign finance, and elected officials' schedules.
Below, you'll find embedded videos and links to same as well as links to other content presented there.
Please see the FOI Summit round up page for additional highlights and acknowledgments.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 25, 2012
A few national and state FOIA and open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
ACLU sues DOJ for digital surveillance data
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Senate approves Leahy amendment preserving FOIA for FDA
Highway chief: Town board violated open meetings law
From Auburnpub.com:
Rick Waldron felt good.
After spending months researching, traveling and bargaining for a new tractor, the longtime Springport highway superintendent believed he had finally ironed out a good deal. So when it was his turn to speak during Springport's monthly meeting on April 9, Waldron stood in front of the town board and detailed his work.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 18, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Open meeting law needs looser definition
MASSACHUSETTS—At the risk of sounding like a geezer, I want to tell you a little about what it was like reporting on local government before there was such a thing as an open meeting law.
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Open government and Florida’s Project Sunburst
From Sunlight Foundation:
Two weeks, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott held a press conference, announcing the launch of an ambitious project that will allow online access to much of his email correspondence and that of 11 members of his leadership team. Project Sunburst.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 11, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Is secrecy justified in George Zimmerman case?
On the very first day George Zimmerman faced a judge on charges of murdering Trayvon Martin, it appeared the special prosecutor and Zimmerman's attorney were working together to keep certain records secret.
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