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Unions Protect Members at Expense of Open Records
The California First Amendment Coalition’s Peter Scheer writes that public employee unions, once defenders of open government, have reversed position…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Washington State AG Set to Appoint Open Records Advocate
· Story link Newly elected Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna said that he will appoint open records advocate Gregg Overstreet…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Legislature Gets a Pass on Records Law Compliance
· Story link A lower court judge in Tennessee said that records of legislators are not covered by the state’s…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Florida Judge Dismisses Challenge to Hospital Open Records Amendment
· Story link A lower court judge upheld a Florida constitutional amendment that requires hospitals to release records on adverse…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Reporters Committee argues map records should be released in electronic format
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and two other journalism groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Connecticut…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Open Meetings Get a Constitutional Base in California
· Story link California’s Proposition 59, which puts the public right of access to governmental meetings in the state constitution,…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information -
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FOI-L Listserv
· Story link An online discussion group on access to public records, open meetings and trends in state legislation, maintained…By RCFPCategorized in Freedom of information