Support OPMA and OPRA modernization bills S106 and S107

In a move that runs counter to the public interest, some local governing bodies are adopting a resolution opposing legislation that would modernize and strengthen the state’s Open Public Meetings and Open Public Records Acts. Review the facts with our model resolution. Read More …

Open records law is first Port Authority reform legislation to take effect

By Steve Strunsky NJ Advance Media for NJ.com June 30, 2015 (full article here) TRENTON — Bi-state legislation subjecting the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to the public records laws of both states has been signed by Gov. Chris Christie, making it the first Port Authority reform legislation to take effect following Read More …

NJ Lawmakers Pass Port Authority Open Records Bill

New Jersey Law Journal June 26, 2015 by Michael Booth (full article here) The New Jersey Legislature on June 25 passed legislation that would require the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to comply with laws in both states that are designed to make its records more accessible to the public. The bill, Read More …

Changing N.J. open-records laws has behind-scenes component

Below is an interesting article about the negotiation that went into the OPMA and OPRA reform bills, S781 and S782, which have not yet been put up for Senate Committee vote due mainly to opposition from the League of Municipalities.  – NJFOG Prior post on this topic here. JUNE 27, 2015 BY MICHAEL CATALINI ASSOCIATED Read More …

Senator Weinberg In Court With NJSEA Over IZOD Closure Documents

Court to rule by 4/29 on Sen. Weinberg’s OPRA complaint for records relating to the NJSEA’s January 15 vote to close the Izod Center. The NJSEA claims that records about the decision making process are exempt from OPRA as “Advisory, Consultative or Deliberative Material.” Weinberg’s attorney argued on 4/24 that all information should now be Read More …