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FOIA Analysis: Proactive Disclosure of Government Information
Mitchell W. Pearlman is former executive director of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission and is now a lecturer in media law at the University of Connecticut. He also currently serves on the NFOIC board of directors. In 2009, Pearlman was inducted into the State Open Government Hall of Fame.
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Pa. rules nonprofits’ payments to Pittsburgh are public records
From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Because of a ruling Tuesday from the state Office of Open Records, the public is a step closer to finding out which nonprofits make payments in lieu of taxes to financially strapped Pittsburgh.
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South Dakota task force discusses open government proposals
From KDLT.com South Dakota News:
A task force seeking ways to make South Dakota government more open is ready to make its recommendations.
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LSU rebuffs requests for records on budget cuts
From The Advocate – Baton Rouge:
LSU denied public access to emails and documents related to budget cuts for public hospitals and efforts to move more of the LSU health care operations into the private sector.
Shelby McKenzie, a private Baton Rouge lawyer acting as LSU System’s general counsel, said Tuesday that his clients are invoking the “deliberative process privilege” to keep those records secret.
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Minn. Court of Appeals rules for newspaper in public records fight
From Duluth News Tribune:
The Minnesota Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of the Tower Timberjay on Tuesday in the small newspaper’s continuing quest to obtain records from Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls for work the company did in helping to build new facilities for the St. Louis County school district.
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Delaware FOIA raises questions regarding requirements
From CapeGazette.com:
GEORGETOWN — Municipalities are scrambling to comply with what some town officials say are newly expanded requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. The deputy attorney general for FOIA matters denies any major changes, noting a public outreach campaign is being organized to clarify open meeting requirements.
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Transparency outsourced as U.S. hires vendors for FOIA request aid
From Bloomberg:
The next time you submit a Freedom of Information Act request to the U.S. government, it may end up in the hands of a company you’ve never heard of.
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Blogger files lawsuit after being denied access to document
From NJ.com:
LAWRENCE, NJ — An open-government activist has filed a lawsuit against the township alleging that officials violated the state’s public records law by denying him access to documentation regarding a civil settlement reached by the township police department this year.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Va. FOIA case re: out-of-state-requests
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a Virginia FOIA case that is challenging citizens-only provisions in state public disclosure laws.
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