From The Bellingham Herald:
Nearly fifty years ago a middle-school student and her friends set a major free speech case into motion by wearing a black armband to school to protest the Vietnam war.
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Read More… from Sunshine week celebrates Washington’s right to open public records
A litany of bills aimed at amending the state’s Public Records Act — in both good and bad ways — again surfaced in Olympia this legislative session. While it’s encouraging to see some legislators fight for the public’s right to know and transparent government, a handful of others remind us that protecting access to government is an ongoing battle.
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Read More… from Make ‘Sunshine Week’ memorable for open government
As newspaper publishers, we tend to take a proprietary attitude toward public records. The state of Washington has some of the nation’s strongest laws in terms of keeping public records public and safeguarding public access to state archives.
We’d like it to stay that way.
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Read More… from Caution in order when considering new (Washington) public records bills
Opinion from the Seattle Times:
FOR 40 years, Washington’s Public Records Act has been a window for anyone to see what’s going on in state, county and city governments, schools and other local agencies. As a recent example, this landmark law helped The Seattle Times uncover troubles leading to Rob Holland’s resignation from the Port of Seattle Commission.
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Read More… from Op-ed: Don’t let local governments gut the (Washington) Public Records Act
From Peninsula Daily News:
PORT TOWNSEND, WA — A lawsuit over a public records request has led to Jefferson County retaining outside legal counsel to advise the county about the case.
Mats Mats resident Mike Belenski is seeking Internet access logs that show the websites visited by county employees and how much time was spent on each site.
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Read More… from Jefferson hires outside attorney for public records case
From Washington Coalition for Open Government:
Saturday, March 9, 2013
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Mercer Island Community Center – Mercer Room
Featuring Bob Ferguson, Washington State Attorney GeneralPanel Discussions
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Read More… from Register now for the Washington State Open Government Conference
Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for February 1, 2013
From KOMOnews.com:
SEATTLE (Dec 5, 2012) — Washington state’s highest court will hear a case brought by the KOMO Problem Solvers involving the public’s right to records.
In the simplest terms, the city of Seattle wants to keep its police dashcam videos under wraps for three years. However, KOMO News believes the public the public should have quicker access to the footage.
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Read More… from WA high court to hear KOMO’s public records suit
