Mississippi Open Records


  1. Mississippi Open Records
    1. Mississippi laws and court cases
    2. Letter Generator
    3. Exemptions
    4. Contacts (where to send your request)
    5. Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
    6. Press
      1. 2008
      2. 2007


Mississippi laws and court cases

State Statute go to 25-61-1

Open Government Guide to Mississippi

Letter Generator

Generate an open records request that conforms to Mississippi requirements

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts (where to send your request)

Mississippi School Superintendents
Links to all Mississippi School Websites
The Clarion Ledger has put together a public records database: Data Mississippi

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

(add yours!)
Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information
The Clarion-Ledger Open Government Blog

Press

2008

August 28, 2008: Public records for all?
August 22, 2008: Public records: Fees a thinly disguised barrier
August 21, 2008: Richland public record requests called pricier than needed
August 15, 2008: JPS secrecy: Edwards hired in illegal meeting?
August 7, 2008: Justice Dept. signs off on state's ambitious ethics-reform law
August 2, 2008: Police reports: Openness fights crime
August 1, 2008: Police info still hard to obtain
July 3, 2008: New law opens incident reports; access isn't free
July 3, 2008: Access granted to reports
June 30, 2008: Police expect no problems with new public records law
April 27, 2008: Openness gets boost from new Legislature
April 23, 2008: Burton Vital To Transparent Government Bill
April 17, 2008: Arrest names concealed for investigation
April 14, 2008: Barbour e-mails come at high cost
April 3, 2008: Barbour enacts public records law
April 2, 2008: Gov. signs laws, stands firm on veto of deer bill
March 27, 2008: Obtaining public records problematic
March 10, 2008: 3 public-records requests met with resistance
February 27, 2008: Government secrecy puts hole in pocketbooks
February 21, 2008: Open records law is citizens' right
February 21, 2008: Lamar responds to open records story
February 20, 2008: Several open records bills clear committees
February 19, 2008: Tremont residents still fighting for information
February 17, 2008: Citizens can open doors of government
February 17, 2008: Our Opinion: Make records, meetings public
February 17, 2008: Remedies bring sunshine to laws
February 17, 2008: Politicians, public must unite to pierce veil of secrecy in government
February 16, 2008: Law passed in 1967 benefits public
February 16, 2008: Secrecy: Records must be open to public
February 15, 2008: Want to know the salary of public official? Write now
February 15, 2008: GOVERNMENT SECRECY: Seeking Openness
February 14, 2008: GOVERNMENT SECRECY: Records
February 13, 2008: State laws on open meetings, public records full of exemptions
February 13, 2008: Public records bill could be on shaky ground
Februaruy 13, 2008: Exemptions Subvert Open Records Laws
February 13, 2008: McMillin open on public records - or is he?
February 12, 2008: Officials, residents weigh in on sharing of crime records
February 10, 2008: State sunshine law not so sunny
February 10, 2008: Mississippi open records, open meetings laws
February 10, 2008: Secrecy: Update laws on openness
February 10, 2008: Analysis: Attitude, laws facilitate keeping records closed
February 10, 2008: City impedes access to records
February 9, 2008: Despite sunshine laws, Mississippi government often surrounded by secrecy
February 5, 2008: Challenging government secrecy can put hole in people’s pocketbooks
January 7, 2008: Miss. court to decide if pet food maker must give research documents to PETA

2007

October 17, 2007: Open gov't: Hold the candidates accountable (Opinion column)
September 30, 2007: Open-government advocates mull strategy
September 28, 2007: Wind pool sued for release of damage report. Agency says it's not public body
August 16, 2007: Mississippi Governor's Associates Profit From Katrina Recovery
July 27, 2007: Public records: UMC is acting unreasonably (Opinion column)
July 25, 2007: Public records request seeking number of physicians met with bill
May 31, 2007: Public records should not become the private property of federal agents (Editorial column)
May 24, 2007: Strengthening FOI Act would benefit all of us

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