From Connecticut Mirror:
The House of Representatives adopted an emergency fix Thursday to the state's right-to-know law that could break a legal logjam blocking the release of voter lists and other omnibus public registries.
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From Fayetteville Flyer:
Marilyn Heifner, executive director of the Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission, is facing a class C misdemeanor charge for allegedly violating the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
A complaint by the Northwest Arkansas Times filed with the city prosecutor alleges Heifner denied reporter Joel Walsh access to a counteroffer regarding the lease and purchase of the Old Post Office building.
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From Bangor Daily News:
Media members and others testified Thursday before a legislative committee in opposition to a proposal from the governor that would exempt all of his “working papers” from Maine’s Freedom of Access Act.
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A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier:
Open Data Handbook 1.0 introduces open data
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From Politico:
The federal government is under no obligation to release mugshots of accused criminals under the Freedom of Information Act, even though many states and localities routinely make such booking photos public, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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From New York Times:
Analysts for a Department of Homeland Security program that monitors social networks like Twitter and Facebook have been instructed to produce reports on policy debates related to the department, a newly disclosed manual shows.
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From RT:
Despite requests made under the Freedom of Information Act for correspondence out of the White House, the Obama administration is refusing to comply with calls to disclose discussions with Monsanto-linked lobbyists.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (February 22, 2012) – In a federal district court lawsuit supported by the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) and the Knight FOI Fund, a Virginia watchdog organization is challenging a new CIA regulation that obstructs citizen challenges to government overclassification by imposing excessive charges in the review process.
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From ClarionLedger.com:
The city of Jackson fails about four times in 10 to respond to public records requests within the time limit set by state law.
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From SanLuisObispo.com:
The Oceano Community Services District has been warned that it could face litigation unless district officials correct two issues stemming from a meeting earlier this month.
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