January 2009 archive
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[edit] January
- Mayor defends Dunbar FOIA-fee resolution
- Public records held hostage, week two
- Dunbar backing off $10-an-hour FOIA fee
- WVU ordered to pay PG's legal costs in records fight
- Judge's ruling ends FOIA lawsuit against WVU
- Public cancer
- Lawmaker warns state Sunshine panel to speed it up or shut down
- State Senate bill would eliminate Sunshine Committee
- Big fine for county withholding of records on Seahawks stadium
- Washington Supreme Court to agencies: Comply with open records act or pay more
- Bigger fine for King Co.'s withholding of records
- Open government has never been more important in Washington state
- E-mails by council are shadow meetings
- Attorney general unveils proposed legislation
- Judge continues FOIA case against DSS
- Secrecy breeds distrust
- FOI Council recommends weapons legislation
- Board says state's communication is public
- AG Clarifies Ruling That School District Can Withhold Cheerleader Police Reports
- Houston's sludge processor tied to Detroit bribery scandal
- Mayor puts muscle behind 346-unit apartment complex
- Official says she'll release report
- Requests for public data lead to frustrating waits
- Interactive map profiles candidates for Texas House speaker
- A look at the Texas Public Information Act
- Brentwood streamlines open records fees
- Judge seals Eddy Arnold paternity suit records
- Airport board must share public records
- Rounds favors protection in records debate
- Sunshine is best disinfectant
- State plane info sparks clash
- Scott’s suit against SJS dismissed
- Will the S.C. House protect integrity of election process?
- City Council discusses Willowbank condo lawsuit
- Changes proposed in state pensions
- A lively first month for Pa. Open Records Office
- Autopsy ruling another win for open government
- Pennsylvania court says autopsy records subject to public release
- The tale of the tape in Chalfont
- Records available, but few taking advantage
- Mutchler Encourages Activists On Records Law, With Caveats
- City police reports an issue under open records law
- New open-records law takes effect today
- Kroger urged to fix public records response times
- Open up Oregon's public records
- WL reaches deal with accounting firm
- New board chairman must pry open Cleveland's port board
- Anderson Twp. officials defend woodland getaway retreat
- Court goes wrong way on public access
- Some good ideas for 2009
- Public comment period studied
- Open meeting law change endorsed
- System has proven it works
- Proposal limits records on ND college presidents
- Higher education bill under review
- N.D. attorney general finds university broke open records law
- Close the open records loopholes
- Citizen Wins FOI Battle With Lincoln County
- Perdue reviewing Easley order on NC e-mail policy
- Editorial: City records policy must stress accessibility, accountability
- United Way records delayed
- City working on records request policy
- A Matter of Trust: Auburn obligated to turn over workers' names
- Monroe County refuses newspaper's request for work records
- Albany needs a whole lot more sunshine
- Regulator: Gov.'s Senate process may break NY law
- LIPA to now mandate disclosure of new contracts' costs
- See what city workers make
- NIAGARA COUNTY: A new year, new fees at the clerk's office
- City representative replaced on county corrections panel
- Lawyer: Public records not public
- New Mexico Records on Governor Aides, JPMorgan Sought in Probe
- Española School Board's Secret Agenda
- Corzine needs to provide full transparency on fiscal matters
- N.J. governor wins e-mail case
- Bullet points not enough
- Brick mayor withholds reorganization report
- Governor's e-mails withheld
- Use of private entity raises openness issues
- They're stamping their feet in frustration
- AP files brief in Neb. cemetery case
- Governor's new aide in Miss. to make $80,000
- Augusta feud over records takes a smelly turn
- MEA: 'No story' in release of union e-mails by EAG
- Former Portage mayor criticizes city council over towing contract
- FOIA requests are not scarlet letters
- Kimball supervisor: Clerk withholding information
- Lawsuit dropped over emails plotting Wayne-Westland teachers' strike and school board recall
- Record request reasonable and lawful
- Patrick targets ethics lapses
- Taxpayers fund school officials' meals, lodging at conference
- Yoon says city records should be an open book
- CASA seeks to compel Sheriff Jenkins to appear at deposition
- ACLU: Jail officials trim $1.7M demand for records
- N.O. man wants city to overhaul computer system
- State says Arena Authority violated open records laws
- Gobb's strip club companions identified
- Airport director Mike Gobb resigns
- State Republicans call for Iowa tax Web site
- Finish job: Pass open-government bill
- Panel proposes expanded privacy in public records
- Jeffersonville City Council seeks outside legal help with audit findings
- Bill could mean fines for open records violators
- FOIA request denied, former employee speaks out
- Rare show of transparency refreshing
- County to post financial information online
- Is that angry e-mail you wrote public record?
- Idaho Freedom Foundation lauds Eagle's transparency
- Ketchum clarifies policy on records requests
- Canyon County denies Kuna Melba News public records request
- Police records: Follow the law
- Hall loaded with records requests
- State auditors see serious problems in Atlanta schools’ records
- Savannah paper asks AG to mediate records dispute
- County admits to excluding public records
- Milford mayor again declines to release report
- FOI officer recommends city victory
- Ex-official claims selectmen held illegal meetings in Winsted
- Report opposes decision to keep addresses private
- We Should Know Where Our Public Officials Live
- Friends of Open Space consider their options after commission ruling
- Winsted FOI hearing reopened
- Towns seek relief from state Web site rule
- FOI Commission rules for Herald
- City tightens public records laws
- Sunshine Law for the electronic era
- Panel Calls for Open Records Changes
- Experts: FGCU violated open records law when short-listing bidders for solar project
- Public records panel will issue final report
- Flagler schools open records
- Court asked to settle records dispute
- Public records advocates push for fee revisions
- Hollywood's ID procedure comes under fire from state
- Interpretation of 'special services fee' clouding public records access
- State attorney general looking into Sansom's secretive trustee meeting
- DEP re-opens fill dirt criminal case
- Elections records in shambles, new chief says
- Colby sues county over records
- Court papers get second look as personal-data privacy rule kicks in
- Ark. lawmaker proposes database of state spending
- Attorney general objects to plan changing FOI law
- Tontitown Mayor Issues Four More Vetoes
- FOIA defiance in Twin Groves
- Police Chief, Since Fired, Filed FOI Suit
- Judge Says Public Record Will Remain Sealed
- The Investigation the County Doesn't Want You to See
- Board takes over security of its meetings
- Crime-report info to be withheld
- Police still releasing personal info
- Court rules 'metadata' not public record
- Supervisors to change records request policy
- Board curbs Thomas access to public records
- House ethics panel pressures Balmer on records
- Times to appeal in lawsuit vs. Fort Morgan
- Bringing transparency to Colorado government in three easy steps
- Unseen Sarah Palin e-mails still roiling Alaska politics
- Overture board, city defend closed-door meetings on debt
- U. of Wis. quietly scraps risky lab equipment
- DA should probe alleged open meeting infraction
- Critics say Clintonville's closed-door meetings violate spirit of openness
- School Board tussles over records
- Group promotes open government
- New Wyoming group to promote open government
- Sheridan paper seeks booking photos
- Circuit clerk facilitates court records access
- Council takes action on public records policy
- Water board's records policy is outrageous
- South Carolina Senate adopt rules change to put votes on the record
- South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus unveils sunshine agenda
- Wisconsin State Assembly Representative Charged With Third DUI
- Chicago schools spend $70,000 on espresso machines
- Buckeye Institute posts database of OSU employees making over $250k
- Arkansas government corruption
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