Appellate Court rules Choose New Jersey Inc. not subject to OPRA

The Appellate Division has affirmed a lower court ruling that Choose New Jersey, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, is not subject to OPRA. The opinion is online HERE. Choose New Jersey stated that it is entirely funded by private sources and that no governmental entity selects its board, controls how its business is conducted, or can Read More …

The Record: Accountability

There are many non-profits that handle governmental functions, and NJ courts have already established the application of OPRA in certain circumstances. Here, a county-affiliated non-profit refuses to respond to OPRA requests. The non-profit’s history of missing IRS filings, which provide information about revenue and expenses, makes the availability of records through OPRA more important. – Read More …