From NFOIC: 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. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.
Brevard corruption case morphs into public records battle
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From KHASTV: Hastings, NE — There are a few new laws on the books today. As a result, local governments can’t overcharge for copies of public records. The law states that the fee can’t exceed what it costs the public agency.
As of Friday morning, the Hastings Police Department’s rates remain at $5.00 for a report or a copy of a photograph.
Visit KHASTV for more.
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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. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.
New Mexico court nixes damages against NM attorney general
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From Beatrice Daily Sun:
I hate to keep harping on this subject.
Actually, I don’t. The longer I work at the newspaper and the more meetings I go to and information I request, I am becoming a believer that transparency in local government can be improved.
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From Lincoln Journal Star:
A bill that would help to ensure the public can access government records and data at a fair cost jumped its first hurdle Monday in the Legislature.
But it took the promise of a compromise to advance the bill to a second stage of debate on a 35-1 vote.
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From Watchdog.org:
Fifteen cents a page, a buck a page?
What’s a fair asking price for state records?
Well know this: Nebraska Watchdog reported in June that agencies are increasingly charging hundreds, even thousands, of dollars in fees for public records.
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