TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — In New Jersey, the governor's e-mails might shed light on whether he inappropriately conferred with a labor leader he once dated.
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President and CEO Tom Curley is one of the media's foremost advocates for open government and freedom of information.
Last year he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to
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BRIDGEPORT — Ruling the safety and security of jurors supersedes the press' right to know, a Superior Court judge refused Wednesday to make public the names of jurors who served in a recent
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HARTFORD (AP) — Even after winning several freedom of information cases against the Glastonbury Ethics Commission, Karen Emerick had to go back before state officials five
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BRIDGEPORT — A nearly 20-year-old civil-rights case brought by longtime Stratford political activist Linda Palermo was one of 40 so-called "super-sealed" cases revealed Monday by the state
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WHAT: Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission.
WHEN: Established in 1975.
MISSION: To administer and enforce the provisions of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, and ensure citizen
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It is good to read that Americans are getting fed up with the rampant secrecy in the Bush administration. And we should take heart that people feel their state and local governments are more open.
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It doesn't matter how many years go by or how many judgments are passed down — freedom of information and access to government documents remain touchy issues.
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This is National Sunshine Week, the time each year during which the news media across the country publicize and honor our Freedom of Information laws. It's therefore an appropriate time to look at
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More than 1 million pages of
historical government documents have been removed from public view since
the September 2001 terror attacks, according to records obtained by The
Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act. The records range
from the presumably sensitive to others that at first glance appear merely
historic in nature.
Take the interactive quiz
and see how
well you know the details about some of the newly concealed "records of
concern"
House
Democrats hope to breathe new life into open-government legislation,
marking Sunshine Week with votes to protect whistle-blowers, smooth
freedom of information requests and compel presidential libraries to
disclose more about their donors. Efforts to shield reporters from
revealing their sources are not faring so well.
CLICK
HERE for an interactive graphic with state-by-state information on penalties for violating open government laws and a primer on how to
request information on local access laws.
Many states have non-governmental resources such as university associations for freedom of information, coalitions for open government and press groups that can help you in composing a request for information.
FEDERAL REQUESTS
For requests of the federal government, a good resource is the National Security Archive. It has details on the law, its history, exemptions and sample letters to send to federal agencies.
