The New York City Council will consider a pair of bills aimed at identifying and monitoring police officers like the one who tackled retired tennis star James Blake earlier this month.
Councilman Dan Garodnick is introducing a bill to create an Early Intervention System in response to the debate over the NYPD’s ability to police its own. Continue…
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As police departments across the country equip their officers with body cameras, many are struggling to strike a balance between the public’s right to know and privacy protections.
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Cleveland County Commissioners were at the state capitol this week to speak on the need for transparency in their statewide membership group, the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma.
Commissioners told a state House committee led by Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, they are concerned with how ACCO spends tax dollars invested in membership insurance funds. Continue…
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Public officials' refusal to release the investigative report into the state liquor control agents who bloodied a University of Virginia student in March stands as one of the more blatant examples of government's failure to level with the people about its actions.
But it's hardly the only one. Continue…
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A panel in Kansas coming to a consensus about how to reform the state’s open records law so it can’t be skirted by government officials using private e-mail or devices.
Sen. Molly Baumgardner, R-Louisburg, and Rep. Jim Ward, D-Wichita, say the determining factor for whether a document is considered public should be the content of a record rather than where it’s stored. Continue…
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A report last month described a tug of war for emails among supporters of opposing Republican candidates for Missouri attorney general in 2016.
At the center of the contest is the University of Missouri, the employer of Josh Hawley, a faculty member with the MU School of Law, who wants to be attorney general. Continue>>>
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Changes to Tennessee law could force you to pay access fees to inspect public records.
Currently free, governments and municipalities are considering charging citizens fees to read and examine any records that are part of the typical governmental process, such as inspections, deeds and licenses. Continue>>>
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Read More… from Tennessee: Hearings could force charges to public to inspect government records
The administrators of the state court system say they're not the custodians of a collection of case records contained in their computer system, so the state law guaranteeing the public access to government records doesn't apply to them.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee — State officials are seeking input on whether government offices should be able to charge citizens to inspect public records.
Current state law allows charges for copying records, but inspection is generally free. Continue>>>
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A private vendor of the publicly-owned utility CPS Energy is suing the state Attorney General’s office in record time over an open records ruling favoring the public.
The AG ruled on July 7 that Cassidy Turley Real Estate Services/DTZ Americas has to turn over a contract it has with the San Antonio-based energy supplier as well as payment details, including incremental payouts for the completion of certain duties. Continue>>>
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