Chafin examines FOIA response
April 21, 2009: "Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin’s search for answers regarding federal dollars awarded to the West Virginia Turnpike has netted a 84-page response from the legal division of the state Division of Transportation.
However, with the exception of a two-page cover letter, the DOT’s official response to Chafin’s Freedom of Information Act filing is largely a myriad of charts, fact sheets and flow charts that may or may not answer Chafin’s questions." Read the full article here.
Concealed Guns, Not Records
April 8, 2009: "It is vital that some public documents be made available to the public and press, simply because the information in them is important. That is why West Virginia has a public records law, requiring that government officials make most documents available to anyone who asks for them.
A bill approved by the West Virginia state Senate would limit that access in an unacceptable manner. It is SB 378, a measure initially intended to improve cooperation between our state and others in regard to permits to carry concealed weapons." Read the full editorial here.
Agency needs more time to respond to Chafin’s FOIA request
March 27, 2009: "The West Virginia Department of Transportation left Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin waiting for answers Friday to his questions concerning the West Virginia Turnpike.
Chafin, D-Mingo, filed a Freedom of Information Act request last week with the DOT after questions emerged over why state officials didn’t use more than $10 million in federal dollars awarded to the turnpike for turnpike repairs." Read the full article here.
WVa Supreme Court agrees to hear e-mail FOIA case
March 26, 2009: The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously agreed Thursday to consider The Associated Press' appeal of a ruling on whether the justices' e-mails are subject to the state's Freedom of Information Act.
The AP is appealing a Kanawha County Circuit Court ruling that released just five of 13 e-mails between former Chief Justice Elliot "Spike" Maynard and Massey Energy Chief Executive Don Blankenship." Read the full article here.
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