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Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:22 PM

Bill that would give Del. AG FOI enforcement power dies

When he was campaigning for attorney general, Beau Biden pledged to work to revise the state's Freedom of Information Act so that the Attorney General's Office is not required to represent the state in FOIA cases brought against a state agency.
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Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:18 PM

Cloud forms over Washington state's "Sunshine Committee"

dark cloud has already formed over Washington state's new Sunshine Committee, a 13-member panel formed to review and modify or eliminate exemptions to the state's public records law.Gov. Chris Gregoire has decided not to name those who applied
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Saturday, September 08, 2007 2:09 PM

Ohio U. shuts down ethics tipline after records request

Ohio University officials have said they felt they had to stop taking anonymous tips on suspected ethics violations after OU's student newspaper obtained records of the tips through a public-documents request.The student who was editor of the OU
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Saturday, September 08, 2007 1:57 PM

Prof. tells panel that Iowa's records laws are confusing

Iowa's open records laws are a labyrinth of contradictions and imprecision. At least that's the opinion of University of Iowa law professor Arthur Bonfield, the first presenter before a legislative panel seeking to rewrite the rules.Read more in
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Saturday, September 08, 2007 1:53 PM

Rhode Island needs records law changes, ACLU says

The Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union says that five incidents this summer highlight the blatant disregard some public officials have for the state’s Access to Public Records Act.  In a report released Sept. 6, the
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