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May 31, 2019
Washington State
- AG Ferguson doesn’t have to turn over key document in union dues fight, judge says
- Editorial: TVW budget decisions another blow to government transparency
- Editorial: Legislature 2019: Some gains at a high cost
- Student journalists announce lawsuit against WWU alleging Public Records Act violations
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, Policy
In the Courts
- Appeals court rejects suit challenging Trump personnel’s use of auto-delete – USA
- Judge: County broke law by refusing requests for records published online – NJ
- Flynn’s case could prompt release of some redacted parts of Mueller report – USA
- Public records battle erupts within battle to run San Diego sports arena – CA
Transparency and Open Government
- Trump’s ‘most transparent president’ claim looks cloudy – USA
- A public board keeps documents under wraps in a slog toward public water – CA
- Interior Secretary defends ‘awareness review’ public records review policy – USA
Privacy, Security, and Tech
Records Management and Archives
May 24, 2019
Washington State
- Editorial: On taxes and transparency, 2019 Legislature gets a D-
- Training: Legislative Update – 2019 Public Records Bills (MRSC Free Webinar)
- MRSC publishes PRA & Records Management Technology Guide
- State’s new Library-Archives Building will move forward as planned
- Local Records Grant Program extended indefinitely
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, Policy
- Idaho prison leaders tighten public record exemptions – ID
- Transparency Bills could open the door to once-public records (Boeing, dead suspect loopholes) – TX
- Interior Department policy let political appointees review FOIA requests – USA
In the Courts
- Federal judge orders DOJ to release name of former US Attorney accused of misconduct – USA
- University violated Open Records Act on sexual harassment files, Court of Appeals rules – KY
Transparency and Open Government
- State police contract exempts personnel records, grievance hearings from public disclosure – CT
- What UO didn’t want the public to know about industry group’s climate bill opposition – OR
- How to deal with obstructive public information officers? Challenge them.
- Town destroyed majority of records sought in FOI request for severance costs – Int’l (Canada)
- Chicago’s City Council keeps its committees out of the public eye – IL
Fees, Costs, Burdensome Requests
Privacy, Security, and Tech
- Researchers Find ‘Dangerous Levels’ Of Sensitive Data For Sale On eBay
- Hacked Florida counties could disclose their identities – if they wanted to – FL
Records Management and Archives
May 17, 2019
Washington State
- Attorney General’s Office Local Government “Public Records Act University”
- WA Supreme Court to visit Port Townsend, hear PRA case arguments (SEIU v Freedom Foundation)
- Using data to improve the health of Seattle’s Open Data Inventory
- Training: ARMA Tri-Chapter IG/RM Seminar – June 7, 2019 in Tukwila
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, Policy
- FOIA restrictions would shield D.C. officials who use email for personal business – DC
- First Amendment Foundation Tracks New Public Record Exemption Bills – FL
In the Courts
- Officer in charge of FOIA requests sues Evanston over access to information – IL
- News outlets sued for broadcasting secretly recorded audio from classroom – WV
- Supreme Court FOIA case may drastically alter the business records exemption – USA
Transparency and Open Government
- Opinion: Secrecy versus sunshine: Efforts to hide government records never stop – ID
- In deadly drug raid case, County refuses to release information it has already released – TX
- Should Federal Employees’ Bonuses and Pensions be Provided to the Public? – USA
- Discovery: Executives’ Text Messages must be preserved
Records Management and Archives
- Society for American Archivists’ – GDPR Primer
- Archiving the Net: ‘Preserving the web isn’t impossible’
- Why presidential libraries are controversial – USA
May 3 & 10, 2019
Washington State
- Gun owners, please sue over personal data in bump stock buyback, State Patrol says
- Blog: Heavily redacted documents conceal details about safe parking lot for vehicle residents
- Seattle Mayor’s office slower to release public records, data show
- Sunshine Committee Meeting Agenda – May 14, 2019
Outside Washington State
Laws, Legislation, Policy
- Q & A: UO professor responds to Legislature’s bills to restrict public records – OR
- Virginia High Court Limits FOIA Requests – VA
- Bill allows for more transparency on public events, concerts by city governments – TX
- FOIA restrictions would shield D.C. officials who use email for personal business – DC
- Why proposed changes to D.C. Open Records Laws worry open-government advocates – DC
- Bill aims to beef up Alabama public records law – AL
In the Courts
- Attorneys for news companies argue opioid distribution data should be public
- State can’t withhold names of correction officers, appellate court rules – NY
- NRA Sues Over LA law requiring contractors to disclose ties to the group – CA
- Judge: New Orleans must release crime camera locations – LA
Transparency and Open Government
- Nevada County Grand Jury urges more transparency for special districts – NV
- DOJ exploring artificial intelligence to help process FOIA requests – USA
- Missouri auditor: AG must decide if 1st Amendment can be used to redact public records – MO
- Yes, Virginia, Tourism Council is a public body – VA
- Watchdogs hit a wall in accessing once-available immigration data – USA
- Downside of transparent physician payments: public distrust of the entire profession
Costs, Fees, Burdensome Requests
Technology, Security, and Privacy
- Department of Public Health to release school-level immunization data – CT
- City wants to remove employee names from public salary list – International (Canada)
- 35,000 private home care workers’ contact information to be made public in regulatory Push – CT
Records Management and Archives