From Athens News: A thorny dispute over Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly’s allegedly improper disposal of county records continues to evolve on a daily basis.
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Tag: Ohio Public Records Act
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 31, 2013
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 and check out content from this year's FOI Summit at the 2013 FOI Summit Wrap-up.
The danger next door: Public often kept in the dark about stockpiles of explosive materials
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A good bill on open meetings; a bad bill on gun records
Opinion from Ohio Newspaper Association:
One of the major concerns we have had with Ohio’s open meetings law is that it leaves a lot of wiggle-room for public bodies to be overly vague and even evasive about the reasons why they go into executive sessions.
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Judge rules Strongsville City Schools to release public records to teachers’ union
From NewsNet5.com:
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – An appeals court judge is ordering the Strongsville City School District to hand over documents dealing with substitute teachers to the teachers’ union.
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Therese D. Hayt: Ohio’s public records law is facing new restrictions
From CantonRep.com:
Last week, we celebrated Sunshine Week, the annual observance of the importance of access to public information and what it means to you and our community.
We published several guest columns from representatives of various media organizations around the country and our state. Each one spelled out why public records belong to you, the taxpayer.
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A public-records primer: How to make a request
From The Columbus Dispatch:
In celebration of Sunshine Week, here’s a primer on making public-records requests in Ohio. It’s your government, your money, your records. Government merely is the custodian of the people’s records — not the owner.
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Ambiguity, exemptions chip away at Ohio’s once-model public records law
From BucyrusTelegraphForum.com:
Ohio’s once-model law on open public records and meetings has taken a few hits from added exemptions and ambiguity surrounding public-private partnerships and social media.
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Sunshine Week Day 3: More republicans attempt to restrict public record access
From Punderbund.com:
Today is the third day of Sunshine Week, 2013 and while many of us are writing about the importance of open government and access to public information, Ohio’s Republicans are working furiously behind the scenes to try to restrict that access.
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Ohio government turning out the lights on information
From The Columbus Dispatch:
When Ohio lawmakers declared in 1963 that government records belong to the people, there was only one exception in the public-records law — medical records.
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As the national Sunshine Week celebration of transparency begins today, Ohioans have above-average rights to public records and open meetings, according to national ratings, but access isn’t what it used to be.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for March 8, 2013
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