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Certified Public Records Officer Designations

Congratulations to the following Public Records Officers who recently received their CPRO designation:

2021 Spring Training

We would love to have you join us at our 2021 WAPRO Spring Training Virtual Conference.

Register Today!

General Session: Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 at 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Breakout Sessions: Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at 8:00 am – 12:15 pm

Virtual Conference: Login instructions will be sent to registrants the week prior to conference date.

Agenda: See what’s on the agenda during the event. View Agenda

Conference Cost: Members: $60 | Non Members: $85

If you have any additional questions about the event, please feel free to email office@wa-pro.org.

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Transparency News Highlights

April 9, 2021

Public Disclosure, Washington

• State appeals court upholds decision allowing Yakima Schools to withhold employment records, sanctions lawyer
• Appeals court extends order blocking release of identities of Seattle officers who attended rally before Capitol riot
• Herrera Beutler: More Transparency Needed on State’s COVID-19 Distribution

Public Disclosure/FOIA, Federal

• How Attorney General Garland Can Strengthen FOIA Implementation

Public Disclosure/FOIA, States

• Should state employee disciplinary details be public? NC bill would open up HR records, NC
• Lawmakers want to make state data on wild game immune to FOIA, MI
• Civil rights group sues Plymouth County, Mass DA over $1.2 million bill for public records, MA
• Tiger Woods deserves privacy, but public has right to know, CA
  Whitmire: Alabama lawmakers’ transparency promises you can see right through, AL
• Kentucky Press Association opposes SB 48 for ‘unnecessary’ amendments to Open Records Act, KY

Open Gov’t, Washington

• It’s time for Washington elected leaders to come out of bunker, meet in person again
• TVW: Your Window into State Government | Guest Opinion
• Olympia’s forecast for transparency is partly cloudy
• In Our View: Transparent government is good government

Open Gov’t, Federal

• Talk of a Donald Trump presidential library has some open records watchdogs wary

Open Gov’t, States

• Governments Delay Access to Public Records During Pandemic

International    

• No Transparency = No Confidence: Report on COVID-19 Origins Flawed From the Outset, Says AHF

Related Issues

• The Foilies 2021: Recognizing the year’s worst in government transparency