Transparency News

5/2/23: donated papers; the day bin Laden died; FOIA is for friends and enemies

miscalculation; developing a megasite; archaeology gag; justifying secrecy

Supreme Court cases & their impact; drugs & guns; “What difference does it make?”

Court win for public’s right to attend meetings; assistants; 10-min. meeting

psych reports in court; correspondence withheld; legislative privilege

novel case; Alabama improvements; politicians & social media

OSIG/VSP report; look but don’t touch; intra-government FOIA tension; being remote

mobile library; mum on investigation; Washington under threat

defamation & the county; in person after 3 years; overlooked

hiring cleared; fire alarm records; immigration policies; OK secret recording

retreats; fire inspections; but he certified; “dragged its feet”

voter list; withheld b/c we aren’t mandated to disclose; retreats, because FOIA; Iowa governor must comply

questioning an action; hiring in public; better disclosures for judges

Richmond video policy; attorney-client protects resolutions?; one-hundredth of a percentage

managers & mayors acting out; Murdaugh letters; budget negotiations

starting over; employee data; FOIA’ed correspondence on big issues

vacation; a huge estimate for a huge request; authority to quickly enforce

not a manager; not just the summary; Ark rejects what Va already has

hacked, so don’t engage; 4th in a year; Ivana; the FBI

if deluged, invest in flood protection (metaphor!); get rid of the libraries; judicial transparency

tremendous shift; ruling fall out; reporter subpoenaed

virtual meeting action voided; suing to participate remotely; Maryland’s court access bill

lots of police news & NOVA news — raises, videos, gag orders, shooting data and restoration of rights

video released; severance package; electronic participation; having an attorney present

fighting the release; no rehearing; streamed announcement; preserving documents