From NJ.com:
The Township Committee has adopted resolutions stating its opposition to pending legislation that would make changes to the Open Public Records Act. The committee adopted resolutions opposing Senate Bills 1451 and 1452. Committeeman Shaun Van Doren also composed a letter on the subject, but he will make same changes based on the discussion at the April 10 Township Committee meeting.
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A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier.
Adkisson ordered to release emails
A state district judge on Thursday ruled that Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson must release messages about public business from his private email account, but the legal battle is far from over.
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From Asbury Park Press:
When exactly can the information floating inside a computer be considered a “government record” that is open to public inspection? It’s a question being considered by the courts as a result of a lawsuit by the Gannett New Jersey newspapers against the small Somerset County borough of Raritan.
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From NJ.com:
An attorney at odds politically with the township came down with a case of sticker shock when he received a $45,000 bill for the 175 Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests he filed with the township.
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