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NJFOG is delighted to collaborate with PPA to promote greater public participation in government and to share tips on how to better access public information. See our event page for more information about this special event!
Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM Free event This free all-day workshop at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia may interest transparency advocates and citizen journalists alike. It will feature panels with prominent judges, journalists and Philadelphia Bar Association attorneys and will cover questions such as: What do judges wish journalists Read More …
“A Review of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and Records Retention” Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM New Jersey State Museum Auditorium 205 West State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 Registration for this event is required. PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS ON AUGUST 5, 2016. Click here for registration form and instructions. Read More …
UPDATE (4/28/16): If you missed the forum, you can find the video, conveniently sliced into small clips by topic, on The County Watchers’ website here: http://www.countywatchers.com/?p=14694. Many thanks to John Bury of the Union County Watchdog Association for recording the forum and posting the videos! WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 6:30 – Read More …
A big thanks to the Belleville Times for their coverage of our March 15 event! -NJFOG — March 10, 2016 Belleville Times EDITORIAL “Next week is Sunshine Week, a nationwide celebration of access to public information. To coincide with the celebration, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government will hold a free seminar on Tuesday, Read More …