From NFOIC: 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. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.
Brevard corruption case morphs into public records battle
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for November 8, 2013
From Huffington Post: Neil Abercrombie’s job as Hawaii governor takes him around the world.
Tourism meetings in Tokyo. A trade show in Los Angeles. A forum in Beijing.
Those kinds of trips sound pricey. But independently reviewing the travel expenses to see if they are worth taxpayers’ money is definitely cost-prohibitive.
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Read More… from Hawaii’s public records: High fees are keeping public information secret
From Honolulu Civil Beat: News organizations throughout the state are asking the Hawaii Supreme Court to make it clear that a judge can’t close a criminal trial or hear arguments in secret unless the press and public are first given a chance to object.
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Read More… from Hawaii news media seek court ruling on open trials
From NFOIC: 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. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for September 13, 2013
From the Honolulu Civil Beat:
Wendy Silverthorne walked out of Castle Medical Center two years ago with a huge decision to make in less than 24 hours.
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Read More… from Hawaii adult care homes under legislative pressure to put public records online
From Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
The state Office of Information Practices hopes a bill that would grant government agencies a new right to appeal open records decisions in court would give its orders more legal clout, yet open government advocates warn that it would delay public access to information.
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Read More… from Open records advocates fear information roadblocks
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier:
Jessica Dorrell, Bobby Petrino Scandal Shows Power Of FOIA
Bobby Petrino is just the latest Arkansas coach to reveal a bit too much on a state issued cell phone. Petrino was dismissed by Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long on before his phone records became available, but the revealing records won't make it any easier for him to land his next job.
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From Honolulu Civil Beat:
If you care about holding government officials' feet to the fire when it comes to public records, you should be concerned about a bill theHawaii Office of Information Practices is pushing at the Legislature.
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Read More… from Let Us Now Praise a Lone Hawaii Voice Fighting for Open Records
From Star Advertiser:
The city is offering new board and commission members the option to complete mandatory Sunshine Law training online.
Honolulu ordinance requires all public board and commission members to complete a workshop on the state's open meetings statute. That law requires agendas to be filed six days in advance, restricts deliberations to public meetings and guarantees the public the right to submit testimony on any agenda item.
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Read More… from City offers online Sunshine Law training for board, commission members
