From Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau:
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Virginia FOIA exemption plan draws strong criticism
From Watchdog.org – Virginia Bureau:
ALEXANDRIA (January 14, 2013) — Virginia’s exemption-filled sunshine laws could turn partly to mostly cloudy.
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Supreme Court presented with major decision in McBurney v. Young
Lynchburg officials talk about freedom of information at the Virginia Coalition for Open Government
From NewsAdvance.com:
Lynchburg still is working to get copies of the Freedom of Information Act to its volunteer boards and commissions after concluding its past education efforts had been hit or miss.
“I would say they were mostly miss,” said City Manager Kimball Payne, noting the city had no uniform approach for training new board appointees until this year. “… We’re trying to raise that consciousness.”
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Va. FOIA case re: out-of-state-requests
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a Virginia FOIA case that is challenging citizens-only provisions in state public disclosure laws.
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up VA law denying non-Virginians right to FOIA requests
From Examiner.com:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that it will hear the appeal of Mark J. McBurney and Roger W. Hurlbert, both non-Virginians. McBurney and Hurlbert were denied Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for government documents because Virginia law prohibits non-Virginians from using the Freedom of Information Act law.
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UVa wins key ruling in global warming-FOIA case, Virginia
Documents sought in FOIA suit
From Martinsville Bulletin:
A copy of a $600 canceled check and certain credit card statements will be given to Mary Sue Terry by the end of the week, according to statements made Monday in Patrick County Circuit Court.
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A Refresher Course in the Finer Points of FOIA
From The News & Advance:
Sometimes, government needs to be reminded just who’s boss and just what rights and privileges the boss has. That is exactly what Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act, when utilized by an involved citizenry and understood by a willing government, accomplishes.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for August 17, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Three bills increase government transparency in Delaware
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