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Mass. Attorney General seeks to clarify Open Meeting Law

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From GazetteNET:

NORTHAMPTON – It's been more than a year since the Northampton City Council held an executive session, but the last time it did meet behind closed doors, it violated the Open Meeting Law, according to a ruling this week by the state attorney general's office.

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 18, 2012

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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:

Open meeting law needs looser definition

MASSACHUSETTS—At the risk of sounding like a geezer, I want to tell you a little about what it was like reporting on local government before there was such a thing as an open meeting law.

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Massachusetts resident files open meetings complaint

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From The Herald News:

The Diman School Committee addressed an open meetings complaint filed by a Swansea resident during its session Thursday.

The complaint was filed by Patrick Higgins, a candidate for the Swansea Recreation Commission. It stated that the School Committee’s agendas did not include enough detail.

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