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New legal argument surprises in UConn FOI case

From CT News Junkie: A lawyer for the state Freedom of Information Commission abandoned an argument his office had been making for the past three years when he got to the Supreme Court on Monday,...

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Sunshine Week: Mixed results

Opinion from Democrat and Chronicle: In an era when time-pressed technophiles have groceries delivered to their doors and buy tickets en route to the cinema with ubiquitous sidekick gadgets, the...

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Appeals court says US Trade Representative can withhold classified document...

Washington Post:  WASHINGTON — An appeals court ruled Friday that the U.S. Trade Representative can withhold a classified position paper prepared during free-trade negotiations, reversing a lower court...

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NFOIC's State FOIA Friday for November 22, 2013

From NFOIC:  A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to...

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Booz Allen Hamilton and the "trade secrets" FOIA exemption

From MuckRock: MuckRock is in the middle a massive project looking into Edward Snowden's former employer, mega-contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. After reviewing some redactions from responsive contracts...

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VA: Gas industry seeks regulations delay, FOIA exemption for fracking

The gas industry is pushing for a delay in new Virginia drilling regulations until it can get state law changed to protect key information about chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. These...

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Public contracts shrouded in secrecy

Many public contracts are shrouded in secrecy. Government contracting, which involves billions of dollars in public funds each year, has become one of the least transparent systems that state and...

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Utah won’t release details on Amazon tax deal, says info would give advantage...

The Utah State Tax Commission is keeping confidential the details of a new deal for Amazon — which makes an estimated 21 percent of all online sales — to collect sales tax for internet purchases made...

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From CFOIC: House committee unanimously endorses bill to open records on...

A wage-theft transparency measure that died in the Colorado legislature last year passed unanimously Thursday in the House Judiciary Committee. The amended version of HB 17-1021 is identical to a...

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