From Facebook
When I tried to fight my way into a closed-door Kentucky budget negotiation in 2006, the windows on the doors were covered with newspaper. I was physically restrained by a cop (or security guard) for looking through a gap in the newspaper. I’m glad my Bluegrass Institute colleagues are keeping the heat up.
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From The Journal News
The public’s right to know how government operates — and how it spends taxpayers’ money — supersedes local laws that pledge “confidentiality” and aim to protect the “privacy” of public officials.
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Read More… from Editorial: More local compliance on FOI laws needed
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier. Be sure to check out Sunshine Week 2012 News while you're at it.
Hacking as a Civic Duty
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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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Read More… from A request to review Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s records as attorney general is delayed
From The Daily Republic:
A new state law will make all public employee contracts open records beginning July 1, a move some officials said is a good step toward open government in South Dakota.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed the bill on Friday. It requires the disclosure of all public employee contracts, no matter where the documents are placed.
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We've compiled a list of and links to articles and editorials about and in recognition of Sunshine Week 2012 and the events and observances that are being held in the states.
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From NorwichBulletin.com:
James McNair, a former Colchester school board member, calls himself “the FOI guy.”
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Read More… from FOI laws protect right to know, but few putting them to use
