http://wikifoia.pbwiki.com/ Providing advice and information about the Freedom of Information Act at the state and local level. To edit or add content to WikiFoia, please enter in the password: sunshine en http://wikifoia.pbwiki.com/feedlogo.gif http://pbwiki.com/ PBwiki 3.7 support@pbwiki.com http://wikifoia.pbwiki.com/Governors%2C+e-mail+and+open+records email.hidden@example.com (Maverick) 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
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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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May 12, 2008: Open-recordsrequestscostofdoingbusiness
May 11, 2008: Tryagainonopen-governmentlaw
May 8, 2008: Feeforrecordsmaybereviewed
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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
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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
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May 12, 2008: District6school-buscamerafootagenotreleased
April 29, 2008: Churchasksforrecords
April 3, 2008: Citymayimposefeesforpublicrecords
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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
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TraumatizingOurPublicMeetingsAndRecords from SmartCityMemphis on 5/11/08
Courtenjoinsdocumentreleaseinmisconductclaim from BainbridgeNotebook on 5/9/08
University(non-)Relations from WellArmedSheep on 5/9/08
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May 11, 2008: ColbyBackInCourtWantingFHREDIRecords
April 27, 2008: PublicrecordaccessgettingeasierinNSB
April 25, 2008: 'Publicrecord'lawsdebutedinlawsuitagainstAlachua
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May 11, 2008: Tryagainonopen-governmentlaw
May 8, 2008: Feeforrecordsmaybereviewed
May 7, 2008: RHTEDITORIALOpenrecordslegislationshouldcomebackin2009
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May 11, 2008: TheStaranalyzedmillionsofrecords
May 7, 2008: Papercollects$38,000fromsheriffforlawsuit
May 7, 2008: CPSfilesstillclosedasmorequeriesraised
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State Salary Database
The Los Angeles DailyTimes published this study of LA city employees salaries: SOARING$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
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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.
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May 11, 2008: Publicpayrecordsstudiedforcomprehensivelook
May 8, 2008: Groupwantsspecialedrecords
May 2, 2008: Courtsaysfedsdon'thavetorevealnames
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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
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Governors who faced open records scrutiny in 2007 or 2008:
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
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May 10, 2008: Thosee-mailsbelongtoyou
May 10, 2008: 2officialsdifferone-mails
May 10, 2008: UNCboardgetsrefresheronrecordslaw
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May 10, 2008: Powerstruggleendedcareeratstatepatrol
May 8, 2008: ClevelandCouncilblamesoldcomputersystemforJoeSantiago'sdeletede-mails
May 6, 2008: Blade,SenecaCountyattorneysaskOhiojusticestohearrecordscase
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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
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