In little more than a month, Ohioans will have a new, cheap and quick appeals process to potentially leverage loose public records.
On Sept. 28, the Ohio Court of Claims will begin accepting complaints on the refusal to release records by government at all levels, from townships to the state. Continue…
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It should come as little secret to regular readers that governments often work to confound the public’s right to know when asked to make available information that might embarrass or cause them legal troubles.
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From the Progressive Pulse: John Coleman has waited five years for records he sought via a Freedom of Information Request submitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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From Texas Watchdog:
The state Attorney General’s open records division launches an online appeals system in February, which will require parties to cough up $30 if they want to use the system to respond to a government body’s appeal of an open records request.
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