BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) – Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed into law a bill that would expand Idaho’s open meeting laws. Otter signed the measure on Monday along with nearly 40 other bills. Beginning July 1, boards and commissions created by executive order will now be subjected to the Idaho Open Meeting Law. […]
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A bill that would have allowed limited use of medical cannabis oils in Idaho is now off the table after state Senators blocked its passage during an allegedly illegal closed-door meeting. The bill, which would have allowed those suffering from epilepsy to use and possess low-THC medical CBD oils, passed the state House with a […]
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A measure expanding Idaho’s open meeting laws has once again won support from House lawmakers. According to the proposed legislation, boards and commissions created by executive order would be subjected to the Idaho Open Meeting Law. Currently, these panels are not required to let the public know when they’re meeting, post […]
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An Idaho transportation committee may have been breaking open meeting laws for the past 25 years, the Twin Falls prosecuting attorney’s office says.
The Greater Twin Falls Area Transportation Committee hasn’t posted an agenda or meeting notice as long as it has existed but will from now on, Chairman Gary Young said. Continue…
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From MagicValley.com: TWIN FALLS • Idahoans for Openness in Government filed a complaint against the city of Twin Falls Tuesday, claiming city officials have repeatedly violated the state’s open meeting law.
The complaint stems from the city’s use of closed subcommittees. The panels are made up of fewer than four City Council members, plus city staff and citizens. The groups make recommendations on who should fill open city positions and on city finances, for example.
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From SFGate: The Idaho Department of Correction and attorneys representing inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution have quietly reached an agreement that could permanently hide from public view records connected to the medical care provided at the prison.
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Editorial from MagicValley.com:
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Senate Bill 1133, referred to often as the school safety bill, passed the Senate, 33-1, last Thursday, March 14.
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SB 1133 is scheduled for consideration in the House Education Committee today, Wednesday. On its face, SB 1133 is a good bill. It addresses school security concerns in a decidedly Idaho way.
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From Idaho Press-Tribune:
TREASURE VALLEY (Dec 8, 2012) — Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden will explain the ins and outs of the Idaho Open Meeting Law and the Idaho Public Records Law at a seminar in Payette 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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The same presentation will be made in Nampa at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Nampa City Hall.
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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:
Legal memo: Text messages are public records in Alaska
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for September 7, 2012
