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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:15 AM

Calif. media organizations seek to keep day laborer records open

Three California news organizations are seeking to join a court fight over whether to keep public the names of employers who hire day laborers in Vista. The Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times and the California Newspaper Publishers Association want
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:12 AM

S.D. study: Records law needs work

South Dakota needs a better definition of public records, Attorney General Larry Long says in the summary of a year-long study of open government.Long said he’ll recommend that the Legislature make changes in state laws that deal with open and closed
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:06 AM

S.C. Supreme Court says superintendent search should have been open

A school district violated the state's Freedom of Information Act by not releasing information on the finalists for a superintendent job, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday. "FOIA must be construed so as to make it possible for citizens
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