From Bennington Banner:
A little-reported but substantive amendment to New York Open Meeting Law has gone largely unheeded by a number of municipalities since it went into effect in February.
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From Detroit News:
Financial review teams have convened behind closed doors in Michigan for decades to scrutinize the spending of troubled cities and school districts.
But when a 10-member review team descended on Detroit — the state's largest city — in December, the secrecy didn't sit well with wary residents.
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From Bainbridge Island Review:
Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag has put the city on notice that the state will be watching to make sure Bainbridge Island follows the state law requiring open public meetings.
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From The Herald News:
The Diman School Committee addressed an open meetings complaint filed by a Swansea resident during its session Thursday.
The complaint was filed by Patrick Higgins, a candidate for the Swansea Recreation Commission. It stated that the School Committee’s agendas did not include enough detail.
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From Jackson Sun:
The state of Tennessee has moved aggressively to expand the role of charter schools in public education, and we have been supportive of those moves. Now, additional legislation is being debated in the General Assembly to ensure that charter schools adhere to state open meetings and open records laws. These bills are an absolute must, as charter schools are paid for with public funds.
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From Tulsa World:
A company that contracts with EMSA to provide paramedics paid $25,000 in travel expenses for EMSA CEO Steve Williamson to attend industry association events, records show.
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From Times Herald Record:
The Port Authority has adopted a new Freedom of Information code that will make it easier and faster for people to obtain a wider range of records.
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