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Two public records bills – S167 and S1840 – saw activity in Trenton on 11/16/2015. NJFOG testified. Find links to our testimony at https://njfog.org/legislation/. The bills, which were combined under S167, require certain gov’t records to be posted online and permit a custodian to direct a requestor there. A copy of the bill(s) themselves can Read More …
The New Jersey League of Municipalities in cooperation with the New Jersey Government Records Council is holding a webinar titled “A Review of the Open Public Records Act” Webinar on December 10, 2015 from 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. This webinar will assist the public, local government employees, governing bodies, departments, boards and commissions to better understand the mandatory Read More …
The New Jersey League of Municipalities in cooperation with the New Jersey Government Records Council is holding a seminar on the topic of “OPRA In Depth: Redactions, Personal Privacy, Security, ACD, and Attorney Client Privilege” on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 9:00a.m.-12:30p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel located on 700 Hope Road in Tinton Falls, NJ 07724. Read More …
(past) Citizen activists and journalists have many tools at their disposal in today’s digital world. Learn the basics of podcasting on Sunday, Nov. 15. This 2-hour workshop held at NJIT is hosted by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ-NJ). RSVP required. Click here for more info.