The Brechner Report: 11/10/2023 – All the latest government transparency news
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Shading Sunshine: The Proliferation of Exemptions to State Open Records Laws
Cat Reid. 2023. Shading Sunshine: The Proliferation of Exemptions to State Open Records Laws. Duke...
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Route Fifty: Access to public records is ‘deteriorating terribly’
Katherine Barrett & Richard Greene. 2023. Access to public records is ‘deteriorating...
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CFOIC report: Colorado should bar public officials’ use of disappearing messaging apps for official business
Colorado should enact legislation like a 2021 Michigan statute that outlaws the use of...
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Bloomberg: Meet the Man (Jason Leopold) Who Sues the Government for Information
Jason Leopold is an investigative journalist at Bloomberg News who aggressively uses the Freedom...
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Indy Star: AG Todd Rokita’s office requires an NDA. It might threaten free speech
Magdaleno, Johnny. 2023. AG Todd Rokita’s office requires an NDA. It might threaten free...
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The Indiana Citizen: OPINIONATED DELAY: Staffing change in public access counselor’s office creates backlog of open record decisions
Odendahl. Marilyn. 2023. OPINIONATED DELAY: Staffing change in public access counselor’s office...
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2023 National FOI Summit, Save the Date: October 3rd-5th
Save the date for the 2023 FOI Summit! The National FOI Summit returns this October, bringing...
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WRTV Indianapolis: School board member aims to boost transparency after filing her own complaint
Kenney, Kara. 2023. School board member aims to boost transparency after filing her own complaint....
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Better Government Association Statement: Supreme Court FOIA Ruling (Chapman v. Chicago) Limits Transparency; Significantly Broadens Exemptions to FOIA
A unanimous Illinois Supreme Court ruling yesterday in a case called Chapman v. Chicago reverses a...
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2023 IGA Amendment Dataset
One summer project for ICOG is to make more of the Indiana General Assembly Data available to...
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IndyStar: Neighbors’ relief turns to anger as bar is OK’d: El Chila’s license was denied, then extended
Cook, Tony. 2023. Neighbors’ relief turns to anger as bar is OK’d: El chila’s...
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