Yesterday (May 12)

+ 5:03pm Maverick edited Governors, e-mail and open records
In 2007, several American governors were scrutinized for their ability to respond to open records requests--especially for copies of e-mails sent and received by gubernatorial staffs. In some cases, such as that of Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Texas Governor Rick Perry, e-mail destruction became an issue. In the case of New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, the question was whether he was legally required to release e-mails he sent and received from a lobbyist with whom he had had a romantic relationship. In the case of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, newspapers in Ohio criticized a GOP intern for sending the governor an open records request.
Governors who faced open records scrutiny in 2007 or 2008:
Iowa Governor Chet Culver
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt


+ 5:03pm Maverick edited Iowa Governor Chet Culver
See Your Governor and Open Records and Governors, e-mail and open records.
John Washburn, Sunshine Activist, encourages all bloggers to take part in the Sunshine Blogger Project and examine their state governors.
May 12, 2008: Open-recordsrequestscostofdoingbusiness Iowa governor is sending matters in the wrong direction.
May 6, 2008: Culverwantslawyerspaidtoreviewrecords
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+ 5:02pm Maverick edited Iowa
Press
2008
May 12, 2008: Open-recordsrequestscostofdoingbusiness
May 11, 2008: Tryagainonopen-governmentlaw
May 8, 2008: Feeforrecordsmaybereviewed


+ 4:35pm Maverick edited Carnival Workbook
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Submissions for May 2008:
Iowagovernorwantsagenciestostartchargingforattorneysreviewingrecordsrequests from FOIFYI on 5/12/08
Thisweekinpublicrecords:California-Missouri-NewJersey from PIBuzz on 5/11/08
TraumatizingOurPublicMeetingsAndRecords from SmartCityMemphis on 5/11/08


+ 11:35am Maverick edited press
FOIA News around the Nation
May 2008
A parent in Colorado is upset that he is not being permitted to view footagetakenontheschoolbus of a fight his child was in. May 12, 2008
InformationThatDoesn’tComeFreely, May 11, 2008
A Virginia school superintendent has given up spendingtaxpayerdollarstokeeppublicrecordsoutofthehandsofthepublic. May 11, 2008


+ 11:34am Maverick edited Colorado
Press
2008
May 12, 2008: District6school-buscamerafootagenotreleased
April 29, 2008: Churchasksforrecords
April 3, 2008: Citymayimposefeesforpublicrecords


+ 11:28am Maverick edited Carnival Workbook
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Submissions for May 2008:
Thisweekinpublicrecords:California-Missouri-NewJersey from PIBuzz on 5/11/08
TraumatizingOurPublicMeetingsAndRecords from SmartCityMemphis on 5/11/08
Courtenjoinsdocumentreleaseinmisconductclaim from BainbridgeNotebook on 5/9/08


+ 11:27am Maverick edited Carnival Workbook
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Submissions for May 2008:
TraumatizingOurPublicMeetingsAndRecords from SmartCityMemphis on 5/11/08
Courtenjoinsdocumentreleaseinmisconductclaim from BainbridgeNotebook on 5/9/08
University(non-)Relations from WellArmedSheep on 5/9/08


+ 11:25am Maverick edited Florida
Press
2008
May 11, 2008: ColbyBackInCourtWantingFHREDIRecords
April 27, 2008: PublicrecordaccessgettingeasierinNSB
April 25, 2008: 'Publicrecord'lawsdebutedinlawsuitagainstAlachua


+ 11:22am Maverick edited Iowa
Press
2008
May 11, 2008: Tryagainonopen-governmentlaw
May 8, 2008: Feeforrecordsmaybereviewed
May 7, 2008: RHTEDITORIALOpenrecordslegislationshouldcomebackin2009


+ 11:21am Maverick edited Arizona
News articles about Open Records in Arizona
2008
May 11, 2008: TheStaranalyzedmillionsofrecords
May 7, 2008: Papercollects$38,000fromsheriffforlawsuit
May 7, 2008: CPSfilesstillclosedasmorequeriesraised


+ 11:20am Maverick edited California
Document types exempted from public access in California.
State Salary Database
The Los Angeles DailyTimes published this study of LA city employees salaries: SOARING$ALARIES:ATWO-PARTSERIES, and offer thisdatabase of city employee pay.
SantaClaraCounty put together this pdf of all employees in the fiscal year 2007. The CityofSanJose offers this compensation chart for the year 2006. Both of these salary databases are covered by the SanJoseMercuryNews on September 5, 2007.
The Sun had some public employee salary information posted online for about a week, then they decided to pull it. Their reasons here: FROMTHEEDITOR:OnCountySalaries, December 12, 2007


+ 11:19am Maverick edited State Salary Database
Read here about joining the State Sunshine Google Group to discuss this and other open government issues.
Newspaper generated State Salary Databases:
California - the Los Angeles DailyTimes published this study of LA city employees salaries: SOARING$ALARIES:ATWO-PARTSERIES, and offer thisdatabase of city employee pay.
Indiana - the Indy Star has this Indiana Metro and State Salary Database current as of June, 2006.
Iowa - the Des Moines Register provides this searchable database for the 2005 fiscal year: Iowa State Salary Database.


+ 11:16am Maverick edited California
Press
2008
May 11, 2008: Publicpayrecordsstudiedforcomprehensivelook
May 8, 2008: Groupwantsspecialedrecords
May 2, 2008: Courtsaysfedsdon'thavetorevealnames


+ 11:13am Maverick edited North Carolina Governor Mike Easley
See Your Governor and Open Records and Governors, e-mail and open records.
John Washburn, Sunshine Activist, encourages all bloggers to take part in the Sunshine Blogger Project and examine their state governors.
May 10, 2008: Thosee-mailsbelongtoyou
May 1, 2008: Tutorialpushedforpreservingpublicrecords
May 1, 2008: Panellikelywon'taskforemailarchive


+ 11:13am Maverick edited Governors, e-mail and open records
In 2007, several American governors were scrutinized for their ability to respond to open records requests--especially for copies of e-mails sent and received by gubernatorial staffs. In some cases, such as that of Missouri Governor Matt Blunt and Texas Governor Rick Perry, e-mail destruction became an issue. In the case of New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, the question was whether he was legally required to release e-mails he sent and received from a lobbyist with whom he had had a romantic relationship. In the case of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, newspapers in Ohio criticized a GOP intern for sending the governor an open records request.
Governors who faced open records scrutiny in 2007 or 2008:
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer


+ 11:13am Maverick edited North Carolina
NorthCarolinaNews&ObserverSunshinepage
2008
May 10, 2008: Thosee-mailsbelongtoyou
May 10, 2008: 2officialsdifferone-mails
May 10, 2008: UNCboardgetsrefresheronrecordslaw


+ 11:12am Maverick edited Ohio
Press
2008
May 10, 2008: Powerstruggleendedcareeratstatepatrol
May 8, 2008: ClevelandCouncilblamesoldcomputersystemforJoeSantiago'sdeletede-mails
May 6, 2008: Blade,SenecaCountyattorneysaskOhiojusticestohearrecordscase


* 11:06am Maverick edited press
+ 11:06am Maverick edited press
InformationThatDoesn’tComeFreely, May 11, 2008
A Virginia school superintendent has given up spendingtaxpayerdollarstokeeppublicrecordsoutofthehandsofthepublic. May 11, 2008
Charlotte city attorney Mac McCarley has a laundrylist of people he thinks should not be making public record requests: "Disgruntled, unsuccessful bidders wanting to know everything about a bid process and the other people in it, bloggers wanting information for their shots at the government, the alternative press who has no particular sense of reasonableness in what they ask for, the gadflies and the Libertarians who will admit to you they are looking to bog down government, potential litigants shopping for a claim, political opponents of current officials, and then the idly curious." May 10, 2008
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is starting to giveuptheghost. May 9, 2008
Some greatadvice from the AmericanSchoolBoardJournal. May 8, 2008


+ 11:04am Maverick edited North Carolina
NorthCarolinaNews&ObserverSunshinepage
2008
May 10, 2008: 2officialsdifferone-mails
May 10, 2008: UNCboardgetsrefresheronrecordslaw
May 8, 2008: NCe-mailpanelseekingmorestorage


+ 10:59am Maverick edited New York
2008
May 11, 2008: Ethicspanelworksinsecret
May 10, 2008: StudentslearnaboutopengovernmentfromFOILexpert
May 3, 2008: Countycontinuestodenyaccesstopublicrecords
April 16, 2008: ArchivistsseekingmorerecordsfromformerNYgovernor


+ 10:58am Maverick edited North Carolina
NorthCarolinaNews&ObserverSunshinepage
2008
May 10, 2008: UNCboardgetsrefresheronrecordslaw
May 8, 2008: NCe-mailpanelseekingmorestorage
May 4, 2008: Localitieskeepingeyeone-mailreviewpanel


+ 10:57am Maverick edited Carnival Workbook
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Submissions for May 2008:
Courtenjoinsdocumentreleaseinmisconductclaim from BainbridgeNotebook on 5/9/08
University(non-)Relations from WellArmedSheep on 5/9/08
IsGov.PhilDefyingPublicRecordsLaw? from PithintheWind on 5/8/08


+ 10:54am Maverick edited Alabama
AlabamaPressAssociation
2008
May 12, 2008: Publicrecordssought
April 30, 2008: Citytoprovideresidentswithmoregovernmentrecords
April 26, 2008: Column:ThelongandwindingroadofFOIArequests



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