Sentences with phrase «open records law»

Emails WEDC released to the Wisconsin State Journal under the state open records law show that WMC, the state's largest business lobby, alerted WEDC in June that other states were seeking to lure Kraft Heinz facilities out of Wisconsin.

The legislation, introduced by Sens. Nikiya Harris Dodd, D - Milwaukee and Chris Larson, D - Milwaukee, would require background checks for teachers and administrators, graduation standards, licensed teachers and compliance with open records law.

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E&E Legal filed multiple requests under Arizona's open records laws for the files of University of Arizona climate scientists Dr. Malcolm Hughes and Dr. Jonathan Overpeck, seeking thirteen years of documents — including emails dating back to the 90s, reports the Climate Law Blog.

They say that «documents obtained through Georgia's Open Records law show that over a period of 60 days this summer, 551 puppies were shipped from out - of - state facilities to Georgia pet stores.

The State open records law requires that requested records be released within 20 Business Days, according to a guidance document provided by the New York State Committee on Open Government.

Cuomo's office also wanted to discuss closing a loophole that largely exempts legislators from open records laws.

«For years, David Schnare, with funding from polluting interests, has hounded me and other climate scientists, abusing open records laws in an effort to get ahold of personal emails that he might use to try to embarrass and smear us.

The case demonstrates the importance of not commingling personal and professional email accounts, understanding how open records laws may affect you, and knowing how to keep your private communications private.

All other states have some sort of open records law on the books, but few have an agency quite like COG, which functions in part as a kind of public help desk.

Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester: «By signing these bills, Cuomo would send a strong message to state agencies to take open records laws seriously.»

A federal judge ruled that State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton should be questioned under oath about whether they intentionally thwarted federal open records laws by using or allowing the use of a private email server throughout her tenure as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

The public still can not access records about harassment claims, for example, because the state Legislature isn't subject to the state's own open records law.

Michael Halpern will run a session on Open Access to Your Emails: Tensions Between Academic Freedom and Open Records Laws at the annual AAAS meeting in San Jose, California, on 13 February 2015.

School districts like Portland that sue people who request records, or charter networks who claim their officials aren't subject to open records law because they work for private nonprofits?

E&E Legal claimed that the trial court misrepresented open records law, erred in siding with the University's determination, and improperly considered whether the University had «abuse [d] its discretion or act [ed] arbitrarily or capriciously» in withholding the emails.

Cuomo's administration plans to submit a bill to make the Legislature fully compliant with open records laws.

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A Wisconsin appellate court has considered whether the state's open records law required three municipalities to present electronic data in the same electronic format they use to store their property data.

The Senate passed changes yesterday that would allow a family member to inherit certain types of semi-automatic firearms when their owner dies and make pistol permit applications exempt from open records laws.

«Many scientists in my field now find themselves at the receiving end of attacks by groups who abuse open records laws to saddle scientists with vexatious and intimidating demands for personal emails and other materials,» he said in an email.

Discussion topics will include how to separate personal advocacy and activism from one's professional role, how open records laws may apply to research materials, anti-lobbying restrictions for federally - funded scientists, and what to do if you receive harassing correspondence or end up in political crosshairs.

Media organizations and good - government organizations are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a measure designed to bolster the state's open records law.

College officials have been careful to hide it from the public record, so it can not be requested through the state's open records laws.

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At 10:45 a.m., Ramarley Graham's mother and her supporters hold a press conference following court arguments in a lawsuit against the NYPD for not complying with open records law and concealing information on his killing, 71 Thomas St., Manhattan.

Justice Patrick McGrath on July 6 rejected the argument from Cuomo's lawyers that various records had been «complied for law enforcement purposes» and therefore were not subject to the state's open records law.

It's unclear if the new government - run board will be subject to the state's open records laws, Cuomo said.

From Aug. 1 through Oct. 23, when the Center filed requests under the state's open records law, Sen. Mary Lazich, R - New Berlin, who chairs a committee to which the legislation is assigned, received a little more than 200 contacts — emails, plus a few calls and letters — staking out positions on the bills.

Hammond, who says he battled TAMU for months to gain access to documents under a state open records law, agrees on one point with Davis: «I think that there are many other schools that have issues like Texas A&M.»

A bill introduced by Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, D - Milwaukee, and Rep. Sondy Pope, D - Cross Plains, would require background checks for teachers and administrators, graduation standards, licensed teachers and compliance with open records law.

The Wisconsin State Journal obtained Humphries» consulting firm's contract and emails about his resignation under the state's open records law.

These measures include background checks, teacher licensure, similar graduation requirements, building inspections, and adherence to the state's open records law.

Yesterday, the State Department of Education provided town - specific results to each local superintendent of schools but refused to release the statewide results and threatened local officials that they could not publicly discuss the results — in direct violation of the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act — because the results were «embargoed» — a concept that is not allowed under Connecticut's open record law.

Mr. Schulz is an experienced public speaker who has presented on various topics, including FERPA, open records laws, the IDEA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Texas law pertaining to cameras in special education classrooms.

The decades - old provision of the state's open records law is now troubling some Democratic lawmakers after voucher school lobbying group School Choice Wisconsin sought student information from about 30 Wisconsin school districts for marketing purposes.

School Choice Wisconsin president Jim Bender said the group used the open records law for the first time this year to augment the organization's mailing list.

He and his colleagues have argued before courts that open records laws should permit fossil fuel - funded lawyers to sift through climate scientists» private emails.

I've found myself onboth sides of the natural tension between open public records and privacy law, but open records law is really about how our officials and government entities do their job, not about access to the intimate detials of ordinary citizens» lives.

«The effect of these policy recommendations would roll back 40 years of First Amendment jurisprudence creating a presumption of openness in criminal proceedings, violate state open records laws and eliminate the ability of the public and press to act as watchdogs of the criminal justice system.»

Brett Clarkson's favorite things about Florida include spring training, The Everglades, and the open records laws.

The MLS sued the municipalities, seeking access to the data under Wisconsin's open records law.