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June 21, 2019
Washington State
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, Policy
- Advocates say lawmakers exempted themselves from public records law, prompting calls for veto – TX
- Experts give high marks to new law that will add teeth to Nevada’s public records statute – NV
- New laws open government transparency – TX
In the Courts
- Courts consider whether some public records stop being public if provided in bulk (database) – USA
- Judge hears arguments on immediate destruction of County Public Records – CA
- Judge: DOC must pay $538K in ‘egregious’ death penalty records case – IN
Transparency and Open Government
- What’s behind increasing FOIA fees? Email has a lot to do with it – VA
- Governor to release more daily details, but not full calendar – MN
- City of South Lake Tahoe seeks to strike ‘balance’ in disclosure of cannabis documents – CA
- Government fails to release data on deaths in police custody – USA
- Idaho Goes Live with OpenGov-Designed Transparency Portal – ID
- UNM violated open records law again, AG’s Office says – NM
- Michigan State named most secretive public agency in USA by journalists’ organization – MI
Privacy, Security, and Tech
- Los Angeles finally discloses how much it pays for each employee’s benefits – CA
- Anti-Abortion activists are exploiting public record laws to target doctors
Archives and Records Management
- The Day the Music Burned: the 2008 Universal fire
- With Obama’s official papers living online, what might be lost? – USA
- Popular Information Governance frameworks and models
- Society of American Archivists: Call for comments on Tragedy Response Toolkit Drafts
- Archivists work to digitize early recordings of public radio in Wisconsin – WI
June 14, 2019
Washington State
- WA Supreme Court hears arguments on Legislature’s practice to withhold documents from public
- Washington lawmakers press case that public records law doesn’t apply to them
- 5 types of government documents WA lawmakers don’t think you should see
- Opinion: State lawmakers must follow same laws as local officials
- Editorial: Washington Legislature not exempt from records law
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, Policy
In the Courts
Transparency and Open Government
- UO heavily redacts ASUO campaign contribution records – OR
- How Should Cities Handle New Mobility Data? NACTO Has Ideas
- Opinion: High court cannot let secrecy run amok – USA
Privacy, Security, and Tech
- Information management trends set to define your organization
- We published the salaries of 154,000 people in Arizona. Here’s why
Archives and Records Management
- Storyteller Right At Home Inside State Farm’s Archives
- Forbes: Will An Operational System Of Record Solve Your Business Organization Problems?
June 7, 2019
Washington State
- JLARC Public Records reporting system is now open for 2018 reporting
- Spokane City Council members seek arrest footage, reject nondisclosure agreement
- Wapato councilman says he can’t trust city’s law firm, turns to own attorney for advice
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, Policy
- How Texas lawmakers patched open government laws this session – TX
- Opinion: The Supreme Court must retain robust freedom of information laws – USA
- Time, staffing among concerns about new Wyoming public records law – WY
- Police agencies shift policies on handling mugshots – NY
Transparency and Open Government
- Opinion: Portland moves backwards on public records with PortlandMaps change – OR
- Will corporations decide what information the public gets? – USA
- In Response to Police Misconduct, a Flourishing of Online Databases
Privacy, Security, and Tech