Now is the time to stand up and speak out for strong reform to the state’s Open Public Meetings and Records laws! TAKE ACTION: PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL your Senator and Assembly persons TODAY and tell them to support Continue Reading →
In her ruling on 10/30/2017, Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson rebuked the Division of State Police for its abysmal handling of OPRA requests, noting the agency’s “pattern and practice” of taking weeks or months to respond. The article contains an Continue Reading →
UPDATE (6/21/2017): If you didn’t see NJFOG’s seminar in Southampton last night, you missed a great presentation. It was live-streamed — thank you Citizen’s Media TV — so you can watch it HERE. Presenter John Paff was mega-revved from his Continue Reading →
The Center for Cooperative Media is hosting a FREE class on OPRA that features some awesome speakers. Mark your calendar for June 6 and register here. Space is limited, so don’t delay. At this training, investigative reporter S.P. Sullivan and Continue Reading →
This editorial concerns an unauthorized purchase that a board of education subsequently voted to pay for after initially voting against the purchase at a prior meeting. The editorial raises important questions. For instance, why are public documents that would answer simple questions, Continue Reading →
It’s always nice to see local governments taking steps to better organize and maintain their records. – NJFOG December 2, 2015 By MARK KITCHIN Staff Writer Observer-Tribune (article here and re-posted below) CHESTER TWP. – Records and how to keep Continue Reading →
Settlement agreements entered into by governmental agencies are public documents. That is well-established. (See our Knowledge Corner HERE.) This OPRA case is interesting in that it concerns disclosure of the terms of the settlement before its final drafting and adoption by the governing body. Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release November 24, 2015 Does An OPRA Request Constitute Harassment? On Friday, October 30, 2015, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (“NJFOG”) attended a hearing in Kaplan v. Kratovil at New Brunswick Family Court. The Continue Reading →
