From The Morning Call:
Pennsylvania residents can read the email of elected officials under a decision in favor of The Morning Call recently upheld by the state Supreme Court.
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From Transparency International:
Under the Open Government Partnership, governments commit to transparency, and using technology to fight corruption. The Partnership creates a potentially unique opportunity for civil society to push for government accountability and empower citizens in the fight against corruption.
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From The Tennessean:
KNOXVILLE — The Knox County Law Department has refused to release six emails that appear related to questions about campaign spending pending before a state board.
The Knoxville News Sentinel requested copies of Mayor Tim Burchett’s email under the state’s open records law.
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From The Oklahoma Daily:
For the first time ever OU Libraries are participating in Open Access Week this week to promote the free use of information for scholarly research.
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From Statesman.com:
An embarrassing chapter in Austin City Hall history is about to draw to a close, but the extended inquiry into whether six current and one former council member broke the state’s open meetings law shouldn’t be forgotten.
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Records reveal Boston police spy on political and peace groups
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for October 19, 2012
