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Star-Exponent: The right to know might cost you dearly

http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/op_ed/article/our_view_the_right_to_know_might_cost_you_dearly/34829/
OUR VIEW: The right to know might cost you dearly

STAFF EDITORIAL
Published: May 1, 2009

No fines for Madison sheriff's FOIA violations

A district court said the sheriff's refusal to turn over names of a citizen advisory panel's members was willful and fined the sheriff -- the first known FOIA fines in the state. A circuit court in April 2009 said the violation was not willful, negating both the fines AND the attorneys' fees. Read about the district court win, and about the circuit court case and an open letter from the plaintiff in the case to the vice chair of the FOI Advisory Council. Culpeper Star-Exponent editorial.

Open letter to FOIA Council vice chair Sen. Edd Houck

Culpeper Star-Exponent: http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/columnists/article/an_open_letter_to_sen._edd_houck_regarding_the_states_foia_laws/34434

An open letter to Sen. Edd Houck regarding the state’s FOIA laws

BY LEIGH PURDUM | MADISON
Published: April 24, 2009

Dear Sen. Houck,

No fines for FOIA violation after all

Culpeper Star-Exponent: http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/madison_sheriff_wins_appeal_case/34223/

Madison sheriff wins appeal case

DON RICHESON, MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE

Published: April 22, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch uses FOIA for lots of news stories

Times-Dispatch Freedom of Information reporting

By DAVID RESS

http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/commentary/article/NV-VIEW15_20090313-212305/231256/

Published: March 15, 2009

Freedom of Information Is the Foundation of a Free Press Some of the most exciting writing we do here in the

Richmond Times-Dispatch newsroom never gets published.

Roanoke Times: Bring more sunshine to the courts

Bring more sunshine to the courts
Americans confront expensive hurdles when seeking federal court documents.

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/197901

When Americans talk about government secrecy, they usually point to craven legislators and executives who conceal the people's business. They often forget about the third branch of government. Judges sometimes are just as drawn to the shadows.

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Let sun shine on judicial selection process

Pitchforks

Published: March 15, 2009

http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/editorials/article/EDJUDGES_20090313-212208/231253/

General Assembly "discovering" transparency

Va. lawmakers find transparency is good for government, politics

By JIM NOLAN

Published: March 15, 2009

http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/LEGI15_20090314-221807/231919/

This year, state lawmakers realized that embracing transparency was not just good government but good politics.

Va. ranks 5th in posting certain records online

Study finds Virginia posts many public records online

DENA POTTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 16, 2009

http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/SUNS16_20090315-222003/232421/

Va. posts many public records online The state ranks fifth in a survey of open government and access

2009 Sunshine Week survey about public attitudes toward government secrecy

Graphics for this survey and other FOI issues are available from McClatchy-Tribune for use during Sunshine Week. See www.sunshineweek.org.
 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STILL VIEWED AS SECRETIVE; PUBLIC SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S DIRECTIVE ON TRANSPARENCY
 
Washington, D.C. -- For the first time in four years, public opinion about government secrecy has leveled off, although more than seven in 10 adults still consider the federal government to be secretive, according to the 2009 Sunshine Week survey by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University.
 

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