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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A special prosecutor has been assigned to determine whether behind-the-scenes negotiations could void a last-minute deal struck by Montgomery County commissioners to get a scaled-back $270 million road bond package on the upcoming November ballot.
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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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It is a federal mandate for states to publicly disclose information about child fatalities caused by abuse or neglect so that such tragedies can be prevented in the future.
But obtaining that grim data can be difficult because of the time it takes and money it costs.
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Four days after Michael Tyree was found fatally beaten in his cell at the Santa Clara County Main Jail allegedly at the hands of three correctional officers, an inmate died at another county facility with far less attention.
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Oakland County officials are pushing for the Detroit Institute of Arts to open its meetings to the public and publish its proposed budget as long as the museum accepts taxpayer money.
A committee of Oakland County commissioners met Wednesday with DIA chair Gene Gargaro to make the demands at a time when the museum has come under fire for pushing a compensation package for its top executives totaling more than $600,000. Continue…
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The city of Louisville's website has achieved a second-place finish in the 2015 Best of the Web Awards conducted by the Center for Digital Government.
The awards are conducted annually and honor city and state websites that try to make it easier for citizens to find services and information online. Continue…
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Issues that have been contentious in public about the future of schools in the District seem poised to disappear behind closed doors—including where to put new schools, better sharing of good ideas, reducing student mobility, serving those students not now thriving, and getting better information to families puzzled by the dizzy array of choices. These and more will be on the agenda for a new “Cross-Sector Collaboration Task Force,” according to materials released August 19 by Deputy Mayor for Education, Jennifer Niles.
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North Dakota has very strong transparency laws that make, with few exceptions, just about every government record and meeting completely open to the public. In many ways, North Dakota’s open records and open meetings laws could be a model for other states.
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