Special Edition: NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for November 23, 2012

We so liked the State FOIA Friday this week, we thought we’d give it this second and special edition.

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:

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for November 9, 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:

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Court: California university must move to disclose venture returns

From Reuters:

SAN FRANCISCO (Oct 23, 2012) – The University of California must try to obtain and then disclose closely guarded information on the investment performance of venture capital funds managed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, a state judge said in a tentative ruling made public on Tuesday.

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Group wants cost info on Obama’s daughter’s spring break trip

From LegalNewsline.com:

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Secret Service to determine how much taxpayer money was spent on security for President Barack Obama’s daughter’s spring break trip to Mexico.

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City to appeal ruling that it has to turn over police personnel records to newspaper

From The Republic:

OWENSBORO, Ky. — An open records dispute between city officials in Owensboro and the town’s newspaper is headed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

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SEIU Sues Jackson Health, CEO Carlos Migoya For Public Records

From Becker’s Hospital Review:

Service Employees International Union Local 1991 has sued Miami’s Jackson Health System and CEO Carlos Migoya over public record requests about hospital business, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for September 28, 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:

Obama cabinet flunks disclosure test with 19 in 20 ignoring law

Not just a state story, obviously, but interesting and important.

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Port St. Lucie judge to decide whether taxpayers should pay for public records request for lawsuit

From WPTV.com:

FORT PIERCE — Should Port St. Lucie taxpayers pay the estimated $3.5 million charge to produce public records requested by former members of the Police Department in a lawsuit against the city?

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Florida newspaper files lawsuit against Mayor Alvin Brown’s office for failing to release public records

From Jacksonville.com:

The Florida Times-Union has filed a lawsuit against Jacksonville seeking "declaratory relief" from the Circuit Court in obtaining public records from local government officials.

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