Public Records Help Washington Watchdogs Sniff Out Corruption
From KUOW.org:"Trust and confidence in governmental institutions is at an all–time low. High on the list of causes of this citizen distrust are secrecy in government and the influence of private money...
View ArticleNFOIC's State FOIA Friday for April 27, 2012
With a remix of the tried and true FOI Friday, we hereby introduce NFOIC's State FOIA Friday, available same time (Fridays) and same station (NFOIC's blog) with a few state FOIA and local open...
View ArticleWashington State candidates seek open records
From The News Tribune: Republican Rob McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee both pledge to, if elected, open public access to more government records. How each would fulfill that promise differs, except in...
View ArticleMany courts in Washington State need a refresher on open records rights
From The News Tribune: Location seems to be a key factor in determining whether citizens can successfully obtain public records they’re entitled to by state law. At least that what News Tribune...
View ArticleRecords show deep split between federal, city officials on SPD fixes
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View ArticleWashington state court upholds fine against governor's staff in records case
From The Olympian: The state Court of Appeals has upheld a $2,175 fine against Gov. Chris Gregoire’s staff for illegally withholding a three-page briefing document that Olympia activist Arthur West...
View ArticleJustice Dept. must turn over full gang records
From Courthouse News: SEATTLE, Wash. (CN) - A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to remove redactions from records that track violent gangs and terrorist organizations, and gave the...
View ArticleActivist’s nine-year navy FOIA fight ends in Supreme Court win
From Bloomberg:Glen Milner wanted to know the dangers posed by the Navy’s Indian Island munitions facility near Port Townsend, Washington. So in 2003, he filed a Freedom of Information request.read more
View ArticleYakima schools flooded with transcript, record requests
From Yakima Herald-Republic:At the Yakima School District’s headquarters, Sheila Miller is working on so many records requests that they’ve taken over a conference table large enough to seat 20...
View ArticleFormer AG McKenna favors constitutional amendment to bar govt-records...
From The Olympian: Former Washington attorney general Rob McKenna says he favors a constitutional amendment as a way to counter last week's state Supreme Court ruling that upheld a governor's claim of...
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