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Corp. no public body, but will operate as such
The Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. hired a lawyer to say if it was subject to FOIA. Roger Wiley, the FOI lawyer, said in his opinion it was not a public body, and thus not covered by FOIA. The corporation said it would operate as a public body anyway — as urged by Wiley and…
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Public TV/radio not a public body
WHRO, the public television and radio station in Norfolk, is not a public body subject to FOIA because it is not supported wholly or principally by public funds, Norfolk Circuit Chief Judge Joseph Leafe held on Sept. 1. The ruling put an end to an attempt by David Wigand of Pulaski to compel the station…