From Miami Herald:
An appellate court says a grass company cannot obtain records of a University of Florida direct-support organization.
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Tag: FOIA
Obama to Confront Skeptical Audience on Transparency Record
From SF Gate:
When President Barack Obama addresses a national gathering of newspaper editors and publishers today, he will confront his promise of government transparency before an audience skeptical of his record.
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Pres. candidate Perry had little time for Texas
From Click2Houston.com:
Crisscrossing the U.S. during his unsuccessful presidential bid appears to have left Rick Perry little time for Texas, with the governor logging only about 24 hours of official time handling state matters during his nearly six-month campaign, according to an Associated Press analysis of his office schedule.
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Georgia bill bolsters privacy
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Last week’s passage of a revised Georgia Sunshine Law now blocks political campaigns, marketers and almost anyone else from access to residents’ email addresses on file with local governments.
Georgia’s Open Records Law has for years exempted Neighborhood Watch and similar contact information dealing with property security. But just about everything else has been fair game.
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Lancaster County’s right-to-know policy may change
From Lancaster Online:
Lancaster County commissioners are scheduled to vote Wednesday on an updated right-to-know policy. The proposed policy varies only slightly from the current policy, but there are some changes and additions that formalize current practices not listed anywhere by the county, according to Crystal Clark, county solicitor.
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So much for open government
From Concord Monitor:
In a column published in the Monitor yesterday, House Speaker Bill O'Brien and others argued that the vote to override the governor's veto of the House redistricting plan was conducted properly. He described the failure to publish the governor's veto message in the House Journal prior to the vote as a red herring and justified his tactical strategy of calling for a vote without notice to the public on the grounds of expediency.
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Open records exemption approved for economic development
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State economic development incentives for large projects would remain secret until a company commits to a project or abandons negotiations, according to legislation that passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.
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Arkansas attorney general’s office says open-records law allows videotaping of public meetings
From The Republic:
The city council of a northern Arkansas town does not have the right to ban video recordings of its public meetings, according to an opinion from the state attorney general.
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Daily Nebraskan narrows Open Records request to University Housing
Legislation to Revise Arizona’s Open Records Act
From Wall Street Journal:
Celebrating the potential of Arizona House Bill 2272 to promote high-paying, promising jobs in Arizona's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) industries, the Public Policy Committee of the Arizona Technology Council applauded the Governor today for signing it into law.
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