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Florida Governor Vows to Make E-Mails Public In Record Time Using New System
Hmmmm….I am intrigued by this system, but also kind of tickled by some of the details in the story of its launch: Gov. Rick Scott launched a new open records program Thursday dubbed “Project Sunburst,”...
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Madison Officials To Examine Their Multitasking After State Journal Nabs ‘Em
Thanks to this story, which revealed that Madison City Council members are emailing or texting colleagues, lobbyists, staff and others during public meetings, led to this welcome piece of news: Madison...
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E-Mails Show “Cozy” Relationship Between Maryland Guv and Chicken Titan
Another FOI at Work moment: A national consumer group is alleging emails they obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal an “unnervingly close and direct” relationship between Gov. Martin...
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Tweets and texts and emails, oh my!
Electronic communications — specifically tweets, text and e-mail messages — between city officials discussing public business are subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, even if they were...
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FAC Sues City Over Emails…
A new suit filed by the First Amendment Coalition claims that city officials’ emails about government business are public records even though they were sent or received on the officials’ personal email...
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California bill would require searchable format for public records…now that’s...
Great news from the good folks at CaliforniaWatch: California could become the first state in the nation to require that public agencies provide their records in searchable formats, such as Excel or...
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So proud of he D.C. Open Government Coalition…what great work, and what a signal victory! D.C. Councilmembers and staff cannot avoid the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by doing business on personal,...
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Open federal court records: Free Pacer!
Passing along this important post from the Sunlight Foundation… On Monday, Princeton’s Steve Schultze argued for the right of all Americans to access federal court records online at no charge. He made...
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Yes. Ask Legislators to Voluntarily Release E-mail. That’ll work….
I admire the idealism here, but wow… Utah State Senators on both sides of the aisle are trying to make it easier for the public to see what is in legislators’ email inboxes. Sens. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt...
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A Riveting Tale of Illicit Email Use…
You just KNEW it was a problem…but the saga in Mew Mexico lays bare the reality of the chicanery inherent in state FOI laws that remain silent on the issue of using non-governmental email accounts: In...
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