March 2009 archive
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- Agency needs more time to respond to Chafin’s FOIA request
- FOIA request filed with Fayette schools
- Chafin files FOIA over turnpike
- Board questioned on FOIA request, job reductions
- Jefferson FOIA request proves contentious
- Mingo sheriff complains of average citizen treatment
- Newspaper sues county clerk over FOIA
- Lagging in the Fight for Open Government
- Everett teachers claim district isn't complying with records act
- Some, but not all Wash. government records online
- Bellingham sues over public records about deadly train crossing at Boulevard Park
- After FOIA battle with teacher, county schools relent
- Judge rules in favor of official in FOIA case
- Study finds many Va. records online
- Times-Dispatch Freedom of Information reporting
- Bedford County School Board regrets secrecy of superintendent rollout
- Bedford County School Board admits it fell short on FOIA
- Utah 6th in online access to government information
- GRAMA legislation
- Senate OKs measure to restrict release of some public records
- State Sen. Rodney Ellis' private firm stands to profit from bond package he championed for HISD
- Confession needed when seeking out wrongdoing at the polls, even with evidence of voter fraud
- El Paso County's top-paid employee: $225K
- Public contracts subject to less public review under plan by Sen. Royce West
- Learn rights during this Sunshine Week
- Tennessee not putting some public records online
- Adams filing lawsuit to obtain attorney records
- Memphis paper uncovers problems with gun permits
- Public records policy passes
- Handgun permit data should be kept public
- Lawmaker Knudson honored for his work to open records
- Editorial: Open records legislation a step forward
- Rounds to back open records
- Rounds pleased with balance of open records bill
- FOI case in Anderson moves forward
- Bluffton holds second closed session
- Coalition seeks to open birth records in R.I.
- Carcieri must turn over documents
- Sunshine Week worth observing: Open records laws help us keep informed
- Carbon to seek tax owed via open records law
- Chalfont Council gets Right to Know law
- Records office uses inquiry as example office
- Shrewsbury Twp. man's open records appeal denied
- Open-records law fuels spats with municipalities
- New open records law encounters a big snag
- For state legislators, it's all about concealment
- Nine Oklahoma cities fail records law test
- Attorneys' advice doesn't excuse Open Meetings Act violation
- WILLARD: Here's why cheers become jeers
- County officials named in public records lawsuit
- CPS to learn today who wants top job
- State making more records available online
- Column: True leaders respect the laws
- Enquirer sues Cincinnati schools
- Records sought from EL, EL Police Chief
- N.C. public records on Internet, study says, but some hard to find
- Broadalbin town officials weigh creation of Web site
- Sunland park city councilors press mayor on land deal
- Records Act 'sabotage' a Roundhouse mystery
- Township is withholding public records, suit says
- Woman wins high court decision on school district e-mail records
- Opening Nevada public records
- Openness needed even for officials
- Open Mississippi records
- Mississippi last in survey of Internet records
- Publication sues Miss. to get prison phone records
- Editorial: Help with your open records
- Newspapers provide broadest access to public records
- Release of minutes ordered
- Legislative leader posts names and salaries of employees
- Let taxpayers see where the money goes
- It's YOUR government, so keep it open
- Pay cuts proposed for top Michigan officials
- State lags in online access to public records
- Putting public records online
- Maryland's not as open as it could be
- Maine group asks local towns for financial data to post on Web
- Maine should improve online access to records
- Judge says state agencies are deliberately indifferent
- Claudet seeks to update public-records system
- Public’s rights are the focus
- State law hides from view many of governor's records
- Activist lawyer says City Council e-mail dispute is about transparency
- Judge rules in favor of WWL-TV in public records case against Nagin administration
- City Council Meets About Release Of E-Mails
- City school system releases public records
- City Council gets order temporarily blocking publication of e-mails
- Complaint filed against Dupree
- Sheriff denies C-J's request
- Kan. House advances bill on records exceptions
- Push more public records to Internet
- Iowa gov starts using state e-mail after scrutiny
- Indiana must play catch-up in online records action
- Sunshine Week: Muncie Police Department lowers fee for copies
- A little push to open door to public
- Let the sun shine, let public officials pay up
- Bensenville claims candidate's request are harassment
- Sloppy bookkeeping or political axe job?
- New FOIA finds local supporters
- Information will not destroy your life
- Clearing up taxes
- Illinois open records law often a closed door
- City Colleges chided on secret stimulus action
- Village in violation of public notice laws
- Our Opinion: Get involved with state government reform
- Eagle mayor releases list of people being considered for vacant council seat
- Keep court audio open to the public
- Our views: Open government for everyone
- State Lawmakers Work On Ways To Limit Access To Information
- Lawmakers criticized for shady legislation
- Ethics Subcommitte hears complaints on records access
- City's public records procedures discussed today
- Lawmakers Move to Carve Out Public Records Exemption for Teachers
- Weston passes ordinance to charge for viewing public documents
- New London Officials Want Line-By-Line Detail For New London School Budget Plan
- Council, public deserve details
- Perez Vetoes FOI Board Appointee
- Judges Reverse Sealed Records Policy
- Diamond City mayor suing aldermen
- Fresno State case leads to push to add open records
- Inquiry into firings of 3 Surprise police officers kept secret
- Arizona ranks high for access to records
- Arkansas sees FOIA win
- Spin vs. substance
- Some public documents are easier to obtain than others
- New bill to open up costs
- What do you want to know?
- Open Government Threatened by Recent Court Rulings
- Suit costs official $86,000
- Wis. settles lawsuit over requests for voter data
- Openness group doles out the honors
- Use of closed sessions varies widely among Fox Valley governments
- Doyle's office responds quickly to records requests
- Alabama sheriffs risk being sued for violating the state's public-records law
- Walker County anti-gambling group wants bingo permit records made public
- Wisconsin Rep. Molepske re-introduces Open Government Act
- Attorney General Holder rescinds strict FOIA guidelines
- Thousands of unfiltered New Orleans City Council emails given to activist lawyer
- Michigan government corruption
- California government corruption
- Arkansas government corruption
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