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    Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  1. Virginia's open records law presumes everything is public

    You receive your real estate assessment and wonder if it accurately reflects the value of your home compared to those of your neighbors.
    You receive your real estate assessment and wonder if it accurately reflects the value of your home compared to those of your neighbors. An entrepreneur wants to start a business near your home and you want to know how it will affect traffic on your...

    Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Judges, Local Government, College Basketball

    2. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  2. Recent court cases address disputes over open records laws

    When Virginians are denied access to public documents, they sometimes must take their fight to court.
    When Virginians are denied access to public documents, they sometimes must take their fight to court. Three recent cases — two in the Virginia Supreme Court, one in the U.S. Supreme Court — highlight the public's right to information under...

    Tags: Politics, Newspapers, Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Laws, Judges

    3. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  3. Sunshine Week: Asking for public records is not so hard to do

    Submitting a Freedom of Information Act request to a public agency may seem daunting, but you shouldn't be intimidated by the process, an open records advocate said.
    Submitting a Freedom of Information Act request to a public agency may seem daunting, but you shouldn't be intimidated by the process, an open records advocate said. Megan Rhyne, executive director of the Virginia Coalition for Open Government, said...

    Tags: Politics, Government, National Government, Freedom of Information Laws, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. County may hire staff attorney

    CHARLEVOIX -- Charlevoix County may hire a full-time civil counsel staff member.
    CHARLEVOIX -- Charlevoix County may hire a full-time civil counsel staff member. The county board of commissioners discussed the matter during a meeting Tuesday. "We have a really good man for civil council right now," said board chair Joel Evans,...

    Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Bellaire

    5. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Ex-NIU police officer pleads innocent to sexually assaulting student

    A former Northern Illinois University police officer pleaded not guilty this morning to raping a student, less than four months after prosecutors dropped an identical charge against him and a week after the FBI raided the campus police department.
    Tribune reporter
    A former Northern Illinois University police officer pleaded not guilty this morning to raping a student, less than four months after prosecutors dropped an identical charge against him and a week after the FBI raided the campus police department. Andrew...

    Tags: Sexual Assault, Judges, Trials, Students, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. US citing security to censor more public records

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government, led by the Pentagon and CIA, censored in the name of national security files that the public requested last year under the Freedom of Information Act more often than at any time since President Barack Obama took office, according to a new analysis by The Associated Press.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government, led by the Pentagon and CIA, censored in the name of national security files that the public requested last year under the Freedom of Information Act more often than at any time since President Barack Obama...

    Tags: Environmental Politics, Politics, Judges, U.S. Department of Justice, American Civil Liberties Union

    7. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  7. Transparency prevails

    With the start of Sunshine Week, it's interesting to see how the federal government is dealing with public requests for information. The good news is that the Obama administration is receiving more requests  for information than ever before from...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama, Elections, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense

    8. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Aaron Swartz is gone, but his story refuses to go away. Why?

    By now, Web users should know about Aaron Swartz, because it's getting hard not to hear about him.
    This post has been updated. See below for details.
    By now, Web users should know about Aaron Swartz, because it's getting hard not to hear about him. The 26-year-old computer prodigy helped develop RSS and Reddit; he was also a folk hero to the open Web movement, which argues for greater information...

    Tags: Social Media, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, U.S. Department of Justice, Aaron Swartz, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Red-light tickets delayed in River Forest

    Citations have not been sent out, but River Forest police say a new red-light camera at North and Harlem avenues is mostly catching motorists who break traffic rules while turning right.
    Citations have not been sent out, but River Forest police say a new red-light camera at North and Harlem avenues is mostly catching motorists who break traffic rules while turning right. Police have reviewed 1,400 videos, but would not say how many...
    10. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Public records that fill in story blanks

    Being a reporter is like putting together a puzzle. A story may start with a question, but the puzzle pieces often are public documents that tell pieces of a story that must be reconstructed.
    Being a reporter is like putting together a puzzle. A story may start with a question, but the puzzle pieces often are public documents that tell pieces of a story that must be reconstructed. Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act...
    11. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Winfield board's debate over texting at meetings is not over

    To text or not to text is the question that board members at the village of Winfield have grappled with for months. Yet despite quashing a bid last month to ban the use of electronic devices during Village Board meetings, the issue may be far from over....

    Tags: Naperville, Electronics, Science and Technology

    12. Jan 26, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  12. Auditors To Legislature: Tighten Overused Bidding Loophole

    The Hartford Courant
    The General Assembly should consider limiting what qualifies under law for a waiver for competitive bidding on state contracts, state auditors John C. Geragosian and Robert M. Ward said in their annual report to lawmakers, released Friday. The law...

    Tags: Christopher G Donovan, Kevin Rennie, Republican Party, Politics, Laws

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