NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for April 19, 2013

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Indiana House OKs 3 bills that would affect open records

From Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana House passed three bills Tuesday affecting open records and government transparency, including one that will shield the addresses of police officers, judges and prosecutors in certain public databases available online.

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for September 7, 2012

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:

Legal memo: Text messages are public records in Alaska

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Indiana officials who deny access to public records now face fines

From Evansville Courier & Press:

Indiana government officials who intentionally violate public access laws now face fines of $100 for the first offense and $500 after that under a new law that took effect July 1.

The law, approved during the 2012 legislative session, was an effort to create a way to penalize those who ignore open-government laws that are already on the books.

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