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N.J. lawmaker pushes bill to keep police videos, 911 calls from public

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“The thing about audio and video is they don’t lie. Obviously, people can interpret them, but audio and video recordings are as neutral as you can get. Those are the best records to have public,” said NJFOG president Walter Luers.  NJ bill S788 proposes to make all police videos and 911 calls and transcripts exempt from OPRA.  Read More …

EDITORIAL: Put openness on government’s agenda

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Interpreting the term “agenda” in the the outdated OPMA, the Appellate Division ruled on Aug. 18 in Opderbeck v. Midland Park Board of Education that the board does not need to provide supplementary documents with its meeting agendas. However, the Court called for modernization of the outdated law to coincide with today’s simplified means of Read More …