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Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6:37 PM

Calif. Open Government Legislative Roundup

See the California First Amendment Coalitions' Roundup of the California Assembly's session.
posted by JoelCampbell | 0 Comments
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6:08 PM

FOI/Free speech down under

More than 500 separate legal provisions in 335 different state and federal acts of Parliament are denying Australians access to a vast amount of information they should be able to see, a report says.The Right to Know Coalition today released an audit
posted by JoelCampbell | 1 Comments
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 6:02 PM

Secrecy creep: Great idea for an FOI story

An AP story in West Virginia is a great example of quantifying "secrecy creep" in your state. Research how many exemptions have been added to your state law since it was enacted.West Virginia’s Legislature has carved out nearly 100 exceptions to the
posted by JoelCampbell | 1 Comments
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:46 AM

D.C. mayor holds off on plan to purge city e-mails after 6 months

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty withdrew his executive order to purge the majority of city e-mails after six months. Last month, after the mayor proposed deleting e-mails, the D.C. chapter of SPJ sent a letter to Fenty urging him to hold off. D.C. council members,
posted by DavidCuillier | 0 Comments