Sunshine Report
The Sunshine Report goes out at the beginning of each month and includes updates on the work of the Coalition, summaries of the most significant open government stories of the previous month and greater explanations of current hot topics.
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Sunshine Report for September 2020
Sunshine Report, September 2020: special session; virtual meetings; COVID in higher ed; court cases and lots more open government news
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Sunshine Report for August 2020
Sunshine Report for August 2020: annual report; awards deadline extended; redacted reports; litigation; and “s” versus “ed”
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Sunshine Report for July 2020
Sunshine Report for July 2020: FOIA Court cases; TVa report; nursing home data; open government news
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Sunshine Report for June 2020
Sunshine Report for June 2020: FOIA win at Supreme Court; COVID-19 and open government; the limitations of virtual meetings
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Sunshine Report for May 2020
Sunshine Report for May 2020: FOIA has COVID-19; Court wins (settlements, responses); GA’s reconvene session; open government news
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Sunshine Report for April 2020
Sunshine Report for April 2020: Coronavirus, what else?
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April 2020 newsletter on meetings during COVID-19
The day after the governor declared a state of emergency to deal with the Coronavirus, VCOG posted to its daily newsletter the rules already in place to allow public bodies to meet electronically without a physical quorum in one place. A meeting under this section allows for an all-electronic meeting to discuss the declared state of…
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Sunshine Report for March 2020
Sunshine Report for 2020: General Assembly update; FOIA in the courts; our annual conference; open government news from around the state
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Sunshine Report for February 2020
Sunshine Report for February 2020 Virginia Coalition for Open Government The Sunshine Report: February 2020 In memorium: Emily Abbit Woodrum Emily Abbitt Woodrum, wife of the late Chip Woodrum, died Jan. 14. As you know, VCOG has an internship for college students or recent graduates to learn about the legislative process by shadowing…
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Sunshine Report for January 2020
Sunshine Report for January 2020: Bills to watch this session; GMU ruling; our new intern; a scathing farewell and more
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Sunshine Report for December 2019
Sunshine Report for December 2019: GivingTuesday; board members going rogue; FOIA Council opinions; live-streaming and more
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Sunshine Report for November 2019
Sunshine Report for November 2019: media awards; FOIA statistics; malfeasance charges dropped; economic development & more
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Sunshine Report for October 2019
Sunshine Report for 2019: award winners, FOIA Council updates, uptick in defamation lawsuits.
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Sunshine Report for August 2019
Sunshine Report for August 2019: TVa legislative transparency review; FOIA & phishing; Va. Beach transparency & more
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Sunshine Report for July 2019
Sunshine Report for July 2019: FOIA full-text; coalition building; open government in the news
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Sunshine Report for June 2019
Sunshine Report for June 2019: Millions of Messages; FOIA Council studies; open government in the news
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Sunshine Report for May 2019
Sunshine Report for May 2019: Transparent GMU; Supreme Court rules; our annual conference and lots of open government news
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Sunshine Report for April 2019
Sunshine Report for April 2019: Amazon and Arlington; an citizen’s FOIA impact; new Supreme Court cases; open government news
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Sunshine Report for March 2019
Sunshine Report for March 2019: General Assembly recap; Richmond schools’ budget; thoughts on lobbying; news
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Sunshine Report for February 2019
VCOG Sunshine Report for February 2019: General Assembly at the halfway point; FOIA & the AG’s office; open government news
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Sunshine Report for January 2019
Sunshine Report for January 2019: Welcome ruling; legislative preview; annual conference save-the-date; open government news
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Sunshine Report for December 2018
Sunshine Report for December 2018: Amazon; court records/rules; on the road; open government news on missed meetings, defamation & contradiction
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Sunshine Report for November 2018
Sunshine Report for November 2018: Bob O’Neil; training; judicial branch records; open government news
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Sunshine Report for October 2018
VCOG’s monthly newsletter for October 2018: A new look; why you need us after the elections; government websites; closed meeting on vice mayor’s title
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Sunshine Report for September 2018
Sunshine Report for September 2018: Not as easy as A-B-C: Albemarle, Bristol & Charlottesville woes; open government updates