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Editorial: Here’s why we need records reporting law August 16, 2019
Editorial: Here’s why we need records reporting law Ginger McCall, Oregon’s public records advocate, recently asked a variety of state and local government agencies to share information regarding the public records requests they received in 2018. While she got a reasonably good response — more than 70% of agencies asked for information actually sent that […]
Missouri and Rhode Island open government groups join NFOIC August 15, 2019
Missouri and Rhode Island open government groups join NFOIC News Release For Immediate Release - August 16, 2019 Contact: Daniel Bevarly, Executive Director National Freedom of Information Coalition dbevarly@nfoic.org 352-294-7082 State and local public institutions are epicenters for open government and freedom of information (FOI) challenges occurring across the nation. Government transparency is a hallmark of our democracy […]
City won’t release real-time surveillance footage to the public, possibly violating state law August 15, 2019
City won’t release real-time surveillance footage to the public, possibly violating state law Since the city of New Orleans opened its Real-Time Crime Monitoring Center in late 2017 — putting dozens, and eventually hundreds, of surveillance cameras online across the city monitoring street corners 24 hours a day — city officials have repeatedly dismissed civil […]
NFOIC adopts vision for improving state and local government transparency August 15, 2019
NFOIC adopts vision for improving state and local government transparency News Release For Immediate Release - August 15, 2019 Contact: Daniel Bevarly, Executive Director National Freedom of Information Coalition dbevarly@nfoic.org 352-294-7082 The National Freedom of Information Coalition is doubling down on its efforts to help state government transparency groups strengthen laws, improve agency record dissemination practices, […]
Police scanners have gone silent in Denver, but will the public suffer as a consequence? August 14, 2019
Police scanners have gone silent in Denver, but will the public suffer as a consequence? DENVER -- Last month, the Denver Police Department joined dozens of other agencies around Colorado and across the country when it encrypted its radios, blocking the public from being able to listen in on all communications. In the past, agencies […]
Transparency, accountability too important to sacrifice | EDITORIAL August 9, 2019
Transparency, accountability too important to sacrifice | EDITORIAL Transparency. Accountability. These are essential to maintaining any free, elected government. Reviewing public records is one of the most effective ways to ensure your local government is functioning properly. Through public records, an everyday citizen (or a newspaper reporter) can uncover a plethora of wrongdoings — misappropriation, […]

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