Past Essay Contest Winners

2012

First Place, Victoria Hoffmeister, Grade 11, Greenwich High School, Teacher: Aaron Hull
Second Place, Kseniya Rogulina, Grade 11, West Haven High School, Teacher: Mark Consorte
Third Place, Dana Xu, 9th Grade, Joseph A. Foran High School, Milford, Teacher: Sarah DiGiacomo

2011

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California Cops Can No Longer Pass the Cost of Digital Redaction onto Public Records Requesters June 3, 2020
California Cops Can No Longer Pass the Cost of Digital Redaction onto Public Records Requesters At a dark time when the possibility of police accountability seems especially bleak, there is a new glimmer of light courtesy of the California Supreme Court. Under a new ruling, government agencies cannot pass the cost of redacting police body-camera […]
Why the secrecy? Florida and other states slow to reveal Covid-19 spending | TBT Editorial June 3, 2020
Why the secrecy? Florida and other states slow to reveal Covid-19 spending | TBT Editorial Taxpayers are spending billions to confront the coronavirus on the front lines ― buying medical supplies, protective equipment and other essential gear. But even months into the pandemic, many states including Florida are withholding details about what they’re buying and […]
News Release - Knight FOI Fund supports lawsuit for “illegal” city council meeting during pandemic May 29, 2020
News Release - Knight FOI Fund supports lawsuit for “illegal” city council meeting during pandemic May 29, 2020 For Immediate Release Contact: Daniel Bevarly Executive Director, NFOIC dbevarly@nfoic.org 352-294-7082 Knight FOI Fund supports lawsuit for “illegal” city council meeting during pandemic After the City of Sebastian (FL) Mayor Ed Dodd cancelled an […]
Transparency, media literacy measures in Colorado axed in purge of pre-pandemic state legislation May 28, 2020
Transparency, media literacy measures in Colorado axed in purge of pre-pandemic state legislation Two transparency bills died Tuesday during a purge of proposals left over from before the coronavirus pandemic forced a suspension of the 2020 Colorado legislative session. Meeting for the first time since Mar. 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-1 to kill a bipartisan measure that […]
Alabama Council Members Debate Use of Online City Meetings May 21, 2020
Alabama Council Members Debate Use of Online City Meetings The Alabama governor's emergency order allowing teleconferenced meetings in limited situations during the COVID-19 pandemic is being abused by the council majority, according to at least one Decatur, Ala., councilman. Gov. Kay Ivey's order waives portions of the Open Meetings Act by allowing teleconferenced meetings, but […]
Arkansas citizens can photograph public documents under FOIA May 20, 2020
Arkansas citizens can photograph public documents under FOIA Citizens who request access to public documents under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act have the right to photograph those documents using their cellphones, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. By a 5-1 decision, the appellate court sided with Ben Motal, a Little Rock attorney who […]

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