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Monday, February 26, 2007 1:26 PM

FOI Alert: Kyl amendment would criminalize publication of classified information

Sunshine in the Government Initiative Statement on Proposed Kyl Amendment to S. 236February 26, 2007The amendment that Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) intends to propose as an amendment to S. 236, a bill dealing with federal data mining efforts, would in effect
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Monday, February 26, 2007 12:37 PM

Washington county cuts access to online records over identity theft fears

Snohomish County, Washington, plans to strip access to hundreds of thousands of public records from its online archives next month out of public concern over identity theft. Auditor Carolyn Diepenbrock announced Wednesday that 61 types of documents
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Monday, February 26, 2007 12:02 PM

Vermont Governor battles to open legislative records

MONTPELIER – It was a nasty, bitter battle last time, and it appears the fight between the administration and the Legislature over access to public records may have at least one more round.Gov. James Douglas is making an effort to strip away provisions
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Monday, February 26, 2007 11:53 AM

School district releases tapes of illegal meetings

After pressure from Utah's Attorney General, (Salt Lake City) Deseret Morning News and the Utah Headliners Chapter of SPJ, the Jordan School District agreed to release tapes of illegal meetings about payment of security personell.See the whole story at
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Monday, February 26, 2007 11:30 AM

Utah Court considers creating reporter's privilege

While other states have sought a shield law through the Legislature, Utah journalists are hoping to convince the state's highest court to adopt a favorable reporter's privilege rule. A study committee recommended a policy that one media attorney says
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