Ombudsmen at a glance
From the Winter 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 17.
This chart gives a quick “yes” or “no” answer to whether a state has an ombudsman office or a designated role for the attorney general in appeals cases. For a more detailed look at how your state works, consult our State Open Government Guide at www.rcfp.org/ogg.
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STATE |
Ombudsman? |
Att’y Gen. |
Pending |
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Alabama |
|
X |
|
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Alaska |
X |
|
|
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Arizona |
X |
|
|
|
Arkansas |
|
X |
|
|
California |
|
|
|
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Colorado |
|
|
|
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Connecticut |
X |
|
|
|
D.C. |
|
|
X |
|
Delaware |
|
X |
|
|
Florida |
X |
X |
|
|
Georgia |
|
X |
|
|
Hawaii |
X |
|
|
|
Idaho |
|
|
|
|
Illinois |
X |
X |
|
|
Indiana |
X |
|
|
|
Iowa |
X |
X |
|
|
Kansas |
X |
X |
|
|
Kentucky |
|
X |
|
|
Louisiana |
|
|
|
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Maine |
X |
|
|
|
Maryland |
|
X |
|
|
Massachusetts |
X |
X |
|
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Michigan |
|
|
|
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Minnesota |
X |
X |
|
|
Mississippi |
X |
|
|
|
Missouri |
|
X |
|
|
Montana |
|
X |
|
|
Nebraska |
X |
X |
|
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Nevada |
|
X |
|
|
New Hampshire |
|
X |
|
|
New Jersey |
X |
|
|
|
New Mexico |
|
X |
|
|
New York |
X |
|
|
|
North Carolina |
|
X |
|
|
North Dakota |
|
X |
|
|
Ohio |
|
|
|
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Oklahoma |
|
X |
|
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Oregon |
|
|
|
|
Pennsylvania |
X |
|
|
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Rhode Island |
|
X |
|
|
South Carolina |
|
X |
|
|
South Dakota |
X |
|
|
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Tennessee |
|
|
|
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Texas |
|
X |
|
|
Utah |
X |
X |
|
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Vermont |
|
|
|
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Virginia |
X |
|
X |
|
Washington |
|
X |
X |
|
West Virginia |
|
X |
|
|
Wisconsin |
|
X |
|
|
Wyoming |
|
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