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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From KCRG-TV9:
DES MOINES—Gov. Terry Branstad says he will sign a bill into law, changing the state's open meetings and records laws and creating a nine-member Iowa Public Information Board.
Branstad scheduled a signing ceremony for Thursday afternoon.
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From Data.gov:
Join open data and open government leaders from around the world for three days of speakers, panels, and collaboration on international open government data. The conference will be organized around two tracks: policy and technology.
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With a remix of the tried and true FOI Friday, we hereby introduce NFOIC's State FOIA Friday, available same time (Fridays) and same station (NFOIC's blog) with 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:
Dallas police defend email retention policy
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From Huffington Post:
The House of Representatives passed cybersecurity legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American companies from hackers who steal intellectual property.
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From Baylor Lariat:
Difficulties in getting information from government sources shouldn’t scare reporters off from following their stories, Hadassah Schloss, Cost Rules Administrator for the Open Records Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, told students at Baylor’s journalism awards banquet Tuesday.
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From Press-Citizen:
You think a government board is trying to skirt the open meetings law by recessing for hours or days at a time, rather than posting the time and location for a new meeting 24 hours in advance. What do you do?
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From Lehigh Valley Live:
The Oxford Township Committee amended its controversial public records ordinance last night to fall in line with the law — but it still didn't sit well with some of the public.
The township's limited request time is now 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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From Huffington Post:
The oppressive monster known as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not just killing jobs these days — it is intentionally avoiding transparency that may shed light on the political motivations behind the agency's actions.
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From Madison Record:
Belleville resident Bradley Van Hoose is suing the Village of Caseyville for attorney fees and costs associated with his fight to access copies of board meeting minutes, hotel meeting minutes, contracts, invoices and records related to the village's hotel fund.
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