From Chicago Tribune:
The Oswego School Board has filed an Illinois Open Meetings Act complaint against itself.
Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weiss says a representative from the board filed a request for review of a possible violation of the act late last week.
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From Laramie Boomerang:
Changes by the state Legislature on public meetings and decision-making outside of public meetings won’t dramatically change how the Laramie City Council operates, City Attorney Dave Clark told the council Tuesday night.
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From Baltimore Sun:
Debate over the meaning of gold-colored sheets of paper passed among members of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners has pitted the elected officials against residents who allege they are thumbing their noses at state open meetings rules.
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From WBEZ91.5:
Local officials across Illinois are getting schooled this year in transparency. By the end of this year, they're required to learn about the state's Open Meetings law, using a training on the internet. But there's a worry this noble goal could end up scaring away community volunteers.
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From Chicago Tribune:
Local governments can no longer pay top officials under fire to resign without publicly saying why, thanks to a bill unanimously supported by state lawmakers and signed by the governor.
"I think it was ripe," said Rep. Pam Myhra, the bill's author. "I just think it was ready; taxpayers and parents really wanted to see this. I think stakeholders knew it was time."
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From ProPublica:
From intrusive pat-downs to body scans to perceived profiling, the Transportation Security Administration always seems to be the target of complaints.
Here's another one: It took the TSA almost four years to tell me what people complained about — in 2008.
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From Fox and Hounds Daily:
Gov. Jerry Brown missed an opportunity when he announced that he was eliminating hundreds of state reports – and seeking to eliminate hundreds more.
Brown was trying to convey that the state was buckling down and eliminating waste. But frugality was the only message. He should have paired that move with a call for more engagement – and openness.
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From Hickory Daily Record:
The Hickory City Council meeting on Tuesday was an exercise in open government. A Hickory resident took advantage of a statement on the agenda to force discussion on an issue, and the state’s open records law was illuminated for all to hear.
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From Oswego Patch:
The Oswego School District 308 Board heard from upset parents Thursday night over what some say are recent violations of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
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From Chicago Tribune:
The South Washington County school board broke the state Open Meeting Law during the process of firing Superintendent Mark Porter, a state agency has ruled.
An advisory opinion by the Minnesota Department of Administration says that the board acted illegally in meetings in December and January.
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