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Monday, February 04, 2008 - Posts

President's budget deletes FOIA ombudsman

President Bush's budget leaves out funding for the newly approved FOIA ombudsman that was approved in the OPEN Government Act last month. Access proponents had predicted that the president would shift the new position, which would mediate disputes between

Secret meeting shenanigans lead to proposed legislation in Washington state

Proposed legislation in Washington state would require closed executive sessions to be recorded and available for a judge to review if someone alleges violations to the state open meetings law. The legislation was prompted after the outgoing Port of Seattle

Obama wants off-the-record interviews on campaign trail

Presidential candidate Barack Obama apparently doesn't want interviews on flights during the campaign trail to be on the record, according to a story at politico.com. Hillary Clinton earlier had wanted off-the-record discussions with the press but objections