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Tag: freedom of information
Press freedom leads to happiness, environmental quality, study finds
Does leaking secrets damage national security?
From NPR:
Last week's assignment of two federal prosecutors to investigate disclosures of national security information might have been the first shot in a new war on leaks. The director of national intelligence is expected soon to announce new measures to fight unauthorized disclosures, and some members of Congress say it could be time for new anti-leaking laws.
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But advocates of open government fear an overreaction.
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FOIA saga ends for American jailed in Yemen
From Courthouse News Service:
WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge granted summary judgment to the Department of Justice after it found and released one final document responsive to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by Sharif Mobley, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Yemen.
The document released to Mobley is an unclassified email exchange between the DOJ's Civil Division and its Office of Legal Counsel.
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The Oregonian sought public records for analysis in housing reporting
NFOIC’s FOI Friday for April 20, 2012
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier:
Jessica Dorrell, Bobby Petrino Scandal Shows Power Of FOIA
Bobby Petrino is just the latest Arkansas coach to reveal a bit too much on a state issued cell phone. Petrino was dismissed by Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long on before his phone records became available, but the revealing records won't make it any easier for him to land his next job.
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State employee recognized for First Amendment defense
From Baylor Lariat:
Difficulties in getting information from government sources shouldn’t scare reporters off from following their stories, Hadassah Schloss, Cost Rules Administrator for the Open Records Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, told students at Baylor’s journalism awards banquet Tuesday.
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House finally backs open government
From Press-Citizen:
You think a government board is trying to skirt the open meetings law by recessing for hours or days at a time, rather than posting the time and location for a new meeting 24 hours in advance. What do you do?
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Oxford Township Committee fixes flawed public records ordinance
From Lehigh Valley Live:
The Oxford Township Committee amended its controversial public records ordinance last night to fall in line with the law — but it still didn't sit well with some of the public.
The township's limited request time is now 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
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Obama’s Secretive Keystone XL Decision
From Huffington Post:
The oppressive monster known as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not just killing jobs these days — it is intentionally avoiding transparency that may shed light on the political motivations behind the agency's actions.
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