WikiFOIA / November 2007 Archives

"The bill creates a new presumption of openness for most records generated by local governments and state asgencies and, for the first time, mandates that all financial records of the Legislature and courts shall be open" Charles Thompson, November 28, 2007

Same study, two different interpretations:

Audit: Access Often Denied by Law Enforcement, November 28, 2007
Audit shows cops improving, November 27, 2007

In Tennessee, a civil servant and a citizen have a difference of opinion about how likely public officials are to deny open records requests:

Open Records Committee - November 27, 2007

A federal agency in Arizona is picking and choosing what they want to release to FOIA requests. November 27, 2007
Here is a good rundown of the complications with preserving public e-mails. November 25, 2007
Secrecy for Farm Animals. Yup, gotta protect the privacy of... cows? November 20, 2007
Are you married to a government employee? Worried they might not be telling you everything? Maybe FOIA is the answer. November 20, 2007
Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell takes a strong stance on FOI. More here, here, and here. Novvember 19, 2007
It can be difficult to research the history of child care providers. Difficult, but well worth the effort. November 19, 2007
Broken college system lets drug cheats slip through the cracks. The part of this story that caught my eye is that 42 out of 119 universities refused to comply with the FOIA requests. November 18, 2007
Coin Collectors Sue State Department Over Import Rules. Prominent FOIA blogger Scott A. Hodes is in on the scuffle. November 17, 2007
If there were nuclear waste in your backyard, you'd want to know about it too, right? November 16, 2007
A town in Connecticut wants citizens to use a form when filing FOIA requests. Too bad they added lines for the requestors personal information... which is barred by law. November 16, 2007
Were taxpayer dollars used to pay for abortions in Georgia? November 14, 2007
Not all government officials treat e-mail records same way. No! November 14, 2007
The White House has been ordered by a federal judge to preserve e-mails. November 13, 2007
Wait...what about the people that ALREADY paid for the records? You know, the public? November 13, 2007
It is pretty well acknowledged that doing private work using public resources is a no-no. What about doing public work using private resources? November 13, 2007
One of the most divisive issues surrounding the already contentions realm of adoption is that of adult children opening their birth records. A new report urges that access to birth records be permitted. November 11, 2007
ABCs of Betrayal | Contracts crafted to shield teachers. November 11, 2007
Senate farm bill could exempt some documents from FOI laws November 8, 2007
Oregon attorney cries 'Do-over'! November 8, 2007
Talks on FOIA revamp reach an impasse
"House and Senate conference negotiations on legislation calling for sweeping changes to the Freedom of Information Act have hit a sticking point, increasing chances the widely supported effort to improve government transparency will not be successful this year" Surprise, surprise. November 7, 2007
CREW Launches Collaborative Online Government Document Database. This promises to be a searchable repository for documents received via FOIA requests. November 7, 2007
Here's an interesting proposal on further uses for FOIA. November 7, 2007
Most of governor's records requests come from his opposition. Or in other words, so what? November 4, 2007
Are you interested in knowing more about Hilary Clinton's attitude toward open records? Take a look at this Q&A: Clintons' White House Papers from the AP. November 3, 2007
See where your state falls on the NFOIC's and Better Government Association's study of how well states handle FOIA requests. November 3, 2007
A meeting is scheduled to examine the way access to public records is currently handled in South Dakota. I strongly encourage all of our South Dakotan readers to attend, and make their feelings known. November 2, 2007
Arkansas looks to Texas for transparency guidlines. Novermber 1, 2007

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