NJFOG Study Finds Local Authorities Disregarding Online Transparency Law

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release March 31, 2016   Only 11 percent of New Jersey’s independent local authorities are in full compliance with an online transparency law that took effect on February 1, 2013, according to a study released by the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG). In 2011, the Office of the State Read More …

No municipal website? No problem.

It’s not news that these days the internet is the first place most people go for information.  It’s surprising, however, that while independent authorities in the state are required to have a website, municipal governments are not. Some New Jersey municipalities still don’t have a website, and for many that do, their websites lack transparency Read More …