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Wisconsin's open records law applies to city's legal bills
The city of Green Bay must release its legal bills to the public, a Wisconsin judge ruled Friday.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Budgetary constraints do not excuse open records delay
Staff shortages and budgetary constraints do not excuse a failure to timely comply with Kentucky's Open Records Act, the state's…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Obama only slightly more open than Bush thus far
The Obama Administration’s approach to transparency in government is, thus far, only a slight improvement over the Bush Administration’s policies,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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New North Myrtle Beach policy boosts fees for records access
The North Myrtle Beach, S.C. city council approved a new policy last week ramping up the charges for public records,…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Obama orders review of classification process
President Obama asked his national security adviser on Wednesday to review how the country classifies its secrets. He also asked…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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FAA proposes to withhold bird strike records
The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to seal from public view records of airplane bird strikes, according to a USA…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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California court orders release of county map data
A California appeals court ordered Santa Clara County to disclose detailed map data Friday in response to an open records…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Ohio court to determine status of deleted e-mail under open records law
The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether a deleted government e-mail file qualifies as a public document…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Bills, lawsuits attempt to thwart private prisons' escape from FOIA
Two Democratic lawmakers are looking to hold private prisons housing federal inmates to the same Freedom of Information Act standards…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Judge orders SBA to release contracting data
The United States Small Business Association (SBA) must reveal the names of businesses to which it provides government contracts, U.S.…Categorized in Freedom of information