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Friday, February 22, 2008 10:59 PM

Utah Legislature kills bill that would have concealed police disciplinary records

As reported by The Salt Lake Tribune, the stat Senate Government Operations Committee tabled a bill that would have hid police disciplinary records from public view. Even Sen. Chris Buttars, the bill's sponsor, voted against the bill, saying that the
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Friday, February 22, 2008 1:26 AM

West Virgina auditor makes state worker salaries more accessible

The state auditor in West Virginia is making it easier for citizens to find out 65,000 state worker salaries by an online search menu that allows retrieval by name or department. Last year, the first year the salaries were posted online, the
posted by DavidCuillier | 0 Comments
Friday, February 22, 2008 1:21 AM

Journalists and police haggle over incident report accident in Mississippi

Legislation in Mississippi would make public more information from criminal incidents without jeapardizing investigations, and penalize agencies that illegally deny records with fines of $25 for each day access is denied. Journalists and police are trying
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Friday, February 22, 2008 1:14 AM

Northern California SPJ chapter honors access champion

The Northern California SPJ chapter honored reporter Thomas Peele with the James Madison FOI Award for championing access to public records. He fought for mayoral e-mails and helped make government salary data public. See story.
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