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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 7:17 PM

FOI gone to the dogs in Pa.

Last weekend at the National FOI Coalition Summit in Seattle, a journalist lamented the poor state of Pennsylvania's records law. There a record is presumed off limits unless the requester can show otherwise. So here's an interesting juxtaposition of
posted by JoelCampbell | 0 Comments
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:59 PM

Opinion: Maine should adopt FOI ombudsman

You have a right to know what your government's up to, what it knows, when it knows it. Think of it like a poker game where the government has to play with all of its cards showing. To make sure you know what it knows, Maine has a Freedom of Access
posted by JoelCampbell | 0 Comments
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:56 PM

Maine lawmakers kill sex offender mapping bill

AUGUSTA -- A bill to require a map on the sex offender registry died in committee May 15, but it could come back as part of federal law. The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee killed several sex offender registry bills with the intention
posted by JoelCampbell | 0 Comments
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 6:15 PM

Oregon student press bill clears House

The Student Press Law Center reports  that House BIll 32799 passed the Oregon House of Representatives on a 39-16 vote.The bill protects college and high school student journalists ' rights to free expression. The bill is modeled after a bill that
posted by DonaldMeyers | 0 Comments