New Jersey just got 600 more websites transparent
From Sunshine Review Literally, New Jersey just got 600 more websites transparent. A law passed this last January is requiring 600 local entities, such as water utilities, port authorities and...
View Article175 OPRA requests, $45,000 charge have attorney, North Bergen at odds
From NJ.com: An attorney at odds politically with the township came down with a case of sticker shock when he received a $45,000 bill for the 175 Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests he filed with...
View ArticleN.J. open records law has come a long way in 10 years
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View ArticleTewksbury Township opposes tightening of Open Public Records Act
From NJ.com: The Township Committee has adopted resolutions stating its opposition to pending legislation that would make changes to the Open Public Records Act. The committee adopted resolutions...
View ArticleFair Lawn Council opposes changes to Open Public Records Act
From NorthJersey.com: The governing body opposed revisions to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) over claims the legislation would make government "less...
View ArticleNew Jersey's inscrutable open-records umpire
From Philly.com: TRENTON — William Scott Jr. was concerned about a housing development being built near his Montclair home by a politically connected nonprofit. He filed an open records request to...
View ArticleNFOIC's State FOIA Friday for July 6, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:Reverse surveillance: ACLU-NJ’s police tape...
View ArticleWarren County Community College lawsuit now searchable online
From Lehigh Valley: A lawsuit against Warren County Community College is back on the statewide Internet database after a complaint from a public records advocate.[...]read more
View ArticleN.J. Open Public Meeting Act lawsuit against republicans goes to court Friday
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View ArticleEnglewood Cliffs council looks into whether increasing cost of public records...
From North Jersey: ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS – Nearly three weeks after the borough council took steps to raise the cost of an open records request from 5 to 25 cents a page, residents are still paying the...
View ArticleJudges: N.J.'s open public records law doesn't apply to Port Authority
From NorthJersey.com:A two-judge panel ruled Thursday that the New Jersey’s open public records law does not apply to the Port Authority. The appellate judges affirmed a trial judge’s decision that...
View ArticleManville police sued by activist over access to investigation records
From MyCentralJersey.com: MANVILLE (Nov 26, 2012) — What are they trying to hide? That’s a question libertarian activist John Paff says he is trying to get answered through a lawsuit he filed last week...
View ArticleConfidential information?
From HudsonReporter.com:The Board of Education is investigating whether board trustee Dora Marra committed an ethics violation by allegedly distributing school board business-related documents to...
View ArticleNJ Senate to vote on open public records bill this afternoon
From Planet Princeton: (February 7, 2013) - The New Jersey Senate is slated to vote on changes to the State’s Open Public Records Act today that are supposed to provide citizens with more access to...
View ArticleArming citizens with the power of knowledge
From NJ.com: It’s Sunshine Week, that time of year we reflect on the importance of government transparency and how critical it is to our democracy. Much of the conversation during Sunshine Week focuses...
View ArticleSunshine Week: Persistence and public records pay off in tracking...
From Watchdog.org:A recent New Jersey Watchdog investigation revealed 45 “retired” school chiefs had returned to the public payroll, double-dipping millions of dollars a year from pension funds and...
View ArticleSpending facts: New Jersey has to be more open
From The Daily Journal: Government transparency is certainly not New Jersey’s middle name. But the state does get a middle grade for its spending transparency, earning a “C” in the fourth annual report...
View ArticleWest Milford Township wants proposed open-government amendments tweaked
From NorthJersey.com: A campaign to tweak the state's most prominent open-government acts continues in town hall.read more
View ArticleNorthern Valley parents file open-records suit against district over...
From NorthJersey.com: A group of parents has sued the Northern Valley Regional Board of Education, claiming it did not comply with state open-records law by providing access to some documentation of...
View ArticlePension probe: Does the public have a right to know, or will New Jersey...
From Watchdog.org: Should New Jersey officials be allowed to keep forever secret a criminal investigation on alleged corruption involving a prominent elected official? Or does the public have a right...
View ArticlePittsgrove acting clerk violated New Jersey Open Public Records Act, state...
From NJ.com: PITTSGROVE TWP. — The acting township clerk violated a law by failing to provide requested documents to a resident under the Open Public Records Act, according to state officials. Steve...
View ArticleNFOIC's State FOIA Friday for October 25, 2013
From NFOIC: A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to...
View ArticleChristie critics cry foul over public records access
From USA Today: TRENTON, N.J. -- In advance of an expected 2016 presidential campaign, Chris Christie's administration is stepping up efforts to control the Republican governor's image at all costs —...
View ArticleJersey Journal had to fight for Parking Authority records showing who got breaks
From NJ.com: After receiving about 10 boot void sheets from a source, The Jersey Journal filed an Open Public Records Act request on Oct. 24 seeking all sheets the JCPA has on record for the last three...
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