From MuckRock: The New York Police Department’s animus toward Freedom of Information requests is legendary, and mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has been one of the department’s most outspoken critics. As de Blasio takes the City Hall reins, transparency advocates have a tremendous opportunity. But if you want real reform, hold de Blasio to his watchdog roots.
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From Utica Observer-Dispatch:
UTICA — School boards legally can meet in private for several reasons, including matters of security, contract agreements or to discuss pending litigation.
One thing they can’t talk about in executive session: The budget.
Yet that’s what some members of the Utica City School District Board of Education say happened Tuesday.
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From Auburnpub.com:
Rick Waldron felt good.
After spending months researching, traveling and bargaining for a new tractor, the longtime Springport highway superintendent believed he had finally ironed out a good deal. So when it was his turn to speak during Springport's monthly meeting on April 9, Waldron stood in front of the town board and detailed his work.
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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 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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From Times Union:
Looking for records from Andrew Cuomo's tenure as attorney general? Good luck.
Fifteen months after leaving the Department of Law, Cuomo has sent almost nothing to the State Archives, designated by state law as the final resting place for every attorney general's papers.
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