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Monday, April 09, 2007 10:09 PM

Idaho Supreme Court hears e-mail records challenge

COEUR DALENE, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho's Supreme Court was asked to determine Tuesday if e-mail messages sent between public employees using public computers can be considered private and thus exempt from the state's open-records law. Sitting here, the
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:43 PM

Great local reporting on open meeting law violations

The Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake, Ill., did a review of local agencies compliance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act's rules on closed-session minutes. The paper's Web site features the compilation in a spreadsheet. This is a great project for even
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:40 PM

N.C. assembly considers overturning hospital records case

The state Supreme Court has ruled, but, unfortunately, the General Assembly might overturn the court's decision. The case involves the public's right to know about the operations of public hospitals. When Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:36 PM

Ga., Kan. join states limiting media access to lawmakers

A trend to watch out for?ATLANTA - The move was as much a surprise to most legislators as it was to reporters. Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson stepped to the podium two weeks ago on one of the busiest days of the legislative session and introduced
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:33 PM

Nevadans debate open records law revisions

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Government agency representatives urged a legislative panel Wednesday to revise a bill that would require the agencies to respond in two business days to a public records request. Many of the representatives also told a
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:26 PM

New Web site is a resource for records access in Pa.

A new Web site has been established to help Pennsylvanians get access to public records and know what they are entitled to see.The site is from a new nonprofit group, the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition, which said state has some of the
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:19 PM

San Diego County has trouble with records laws

The article docements local problems California Public Records Act Compliance. Southern California Sunshine Chair Jodi Cleesattle is quoted.See voiceofsandiego.org
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:15 PM

City Council creates office for FOIA

What a great idea!SUFFOLK, Va -- Local residents will soon have one place to go to acquire public documents.Suffolk City Council has created an office to handle Freedom of Information requests.It is scheduled to open May 1
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Monday, April 09, 2007 9:09 PM

"How I learned to live with FOIA"

The most powerful tool of the public, the Freedom of Information Act, was the subject of "How I learned to live with FOIA," a discussion March 30 hosted by SPJ at  Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Coalition for Open Government Executive
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