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Friday, February 08, 2008 6:24 PM

Michigan sheriff mad at newspaper so he punishes through public records law

A Michigan sheriff is mad at The Argus-Press newspaper for publishing a story he didn't want published, so he told the paper he would provide press releases only if a formal written public records request is filed. That allows him to drag his heals for
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Friday, February 08, 2008 2:20 PM

Former SPJ FOI committee chair Chris Clark new chairholder for First Amendment studies

Retired broadcast journalist Chris Clark, and former SPJ FOI committee chair, has been named chairholder of Middle Tennessee State University's John Seigenthaler chair of excellence in First Amendment studies. For more information, see announcement on
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Friday, February 08, 2008 11:33 AM

South Dakota open records bill advances

A bill in South Dakota that would strengthen the open records law advanced through a Senate committee this week (see story). While there's no guarantee it will make it through, it's another good sign this year that efforts in legislatures nationwide
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Friday, February 08, 2008 11:01 AM

Georgia republican champions access because of first-hand struggles

Georgia republican state legislator Jill Chambers has been so annoyed at getting the run-around when getting public records that she's looking to push for improvements to the state open records law. We're seeing this more and more, where city council
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