Transparency News
Our free daily email alert will keep you up to date with right-to-know, transparency, First Amendment and related issues in Virginia and around the country. The alert goes out 5 mornings a week and provides links to news stories, articles and commentaries, as well as updates on open government issues at the General Assembly or interim study commissions.
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Transparency News, 5/16/25
closed door decision hidden further; CC charges; can county file a FOIA request
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Transparency News, 5/15/25
meeting mayhem in Hopewell, Lynchburg, Martinsville; citizen subpoena
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Transparency News, 5/14/25
ruling on Flock requests; another closed-door firing; property complaints
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Transparency News, 5/13/25
credit cards, cameras and mentors
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Transparency News, 5/12/25
motion made?; I see dead people getting $$; contractl what about those drones?
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Transparency News, 5/9/25
hours worked; NIL secrecy; $130K for FOIA whistleblower case
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Transparency News, 5/8/25
first warnings; a year’s worth of missed meetings; retaliation for speaking
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Transparency News, 5/7/25
petitions for appeal; charges deferred; arson investigation under wraps?
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Transparency News, 5/6/25
what price for RROO “violation”; redacted profanities; Connecticut getting dimmer
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Transparency News, 5/5/25
stealth mode; courthouse treasurers; your property?; common ground; FDA reversal
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Transparency News, 5/2/25
FOIA Friday; another censure; Accomack ruling; citizen unrest
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Transparency News, 5/1/25
full of speculation; we want our voices heard; student press
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Transparency News, 4/30/25
FOIA officer whistleblower update; more p-card problems; NDAs and data centers
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Transparency News, 4/29/25
investigate everyone; firing on the agenda; the DOGE lawsuits
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Transparency News, 4/28/25
Flock & FOIA; don’t say our names; agenda surprises; thousands spent on FOIA case
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Transparency News, 4/23/25
an explanation that isn’t; closed meetings on mayor’s comments; accommodating intense public interest
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Transparency News, 4/22/25
conflict vote; a Clearie award; road and bridge records
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Transparency News, 4/21/25
RFK files; censure; no update; vetoes, IDs and fees in other states
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Transparency News, 4/18/25
Upcoming FOIA Council meeting; podding w/ NEFAC; removed from meeting
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Transparency News, 4/17/25
how did that happen; public body members watch another public body; redacted report helps no one
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Transparency News, 4/16/25
public notice advertising; caucus like the state legislators?; subpoena when FOIA doesn’t work?
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Transparency News, 4/15/25
Access 25 photos; Documenters’ minutes; sorry, but you still can’t see
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Transparency News, 4/11/25
FOIA & the mayor; feeling unsafe; virtual community meetings
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Transparency News, 4/10/25
mystery censure; West Virginia dims; AI for backlog?
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Transparency News, 4/9/25
board v. board in FOIA suit; historical records grant; reporter access