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October 26, 2018
WAPRO Fall Conference – No Transparency News this week.
October 19, 2018
Washington State
- State legislators not special when it comes to the Public Records Act, lawyers tell task force
- Woman sues Wapato over public records requests
- Judge orders consultant, city of Seattle to disclose records related to council’s abrupt head-tax repeal
- Funding For Local Public Records Technology Awarded
Outside Washington State
In the Courts
Transparency and Open Government
- The ‘Deep State’ in Idaho appears to be a good example of open government – ID
- Ministers and officials must do own FOI email searches – International (Ireland)
- Citizens Push Ban On Secret Settlements As Town Pledges To Release Data – MA
- Citizens Count on the Illinois FOIA but keep getting shut out – IL
Privacy and Security
- Travelers refusing digital search now face $5000 Customs fine – International (New Zealand)
- Google to shut down Google+ after failing to disclose user data leak
- Heathrow Airport fined for USB stick data breach – International
- Canada: OSC Weighs FOI Requests Against Protected Information – International
Information Governance, Records Management and Archives
- October 10 is Electronic Records Day | October is American Archives Month
- State Police tried to destroy payroll records during fraud investigations
- The Changing Role of Records Managers
- Company Archives: Managing the memory of a company for future generation of employees
- A Record Center is Not an Archives: Some thoughts from an interview
October 12, 2018
Outside Washington State
Legislation, and Policy
In the Courts
- Federal Judge Blocks Releasing Records of FIU Bridge-FL
- District to pay out over $200,000 in public records case-OR
Transparency and Open Government
- Exploring California’s new transparency bills-CA
- Scott’s Lawyer’s: Governor’s whereabouts aren’t public record-FL
Privacy and Security
Fees, Costs, and Burdensome Requests
Information Governance, Records Management and Archives
- Information Governance in Social Business Market Is Booming Worldwide with Accenture, ASG, HP Autonomy-USA
- Yager, Travis announce archives development grant for Rhea Co.-TN
- State Archivist Shields selected for leadership Program-KY
October 5, 2018
Washington State
- Legislative Task Force on Public Records meets next on Oct. 9, 2018
- Opinion: Down the Public Records rabbit hole
Outside Washington State
Legislation, and Policy
- Atlanta City Council to vote on transparency ordinance – GA
- Iowa’s open-records law used to hide unflattering police video, open records advocates say – IA
In the Courts
- Lawsuit against Portland challenges high cost of records; $150 min. charge for email search – OR
- Wayback Machine is legit legal evidence, US appeals court judges rule – USA
- Judge orders Governor’s office to turn over Pence emails in 30 days – IN
- Court orders closed adoption records be released to state auditors – MI
- State Court of Appeals: Agencies can be fined for violations of open-records law – NM
- ACLU sues school over records, meetings tied to policy affecting transgender students – NM
Transparency and Open Government
- Simple information request a powerful social accountability tool – International
- Police shootings will get more public scrutiny as California opens access to investigations – CA
- CMS clarifies healthcare price transparency rules for hospitals
- Opinion: Taxpayers should have right to know details of government giveaways – TN
- Editorial: Bring transparency to all New York CAFOs – NY
Privacy and Security
Fees, Costs, and Burdensome Requests
- Want to know what opioid lawyers are up to in Texas? It costs thousands to find out – TX
- Portland Public Schools sees 1,800 percent spike in requests for public records – OR
Records Management and Archives
- October 10 is Electronic Records Day | October is American Archives Month
- How would a Kavanaugh hearing play out in 2054? Ubiquitous electronic records vs privacy laws
- Data governance is dead — Meetings and spreadsheets killed it
- This data hoarder Is downloading the metadata of roughly 10 billion YouTube videos
- Why visual classification will change the world