New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
Shining a light on local government
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 …
By Mark Lagerkvist | New Jersey Watchdog Re-printed in NJ Spotlight September 9, 2015 Full article here. Gov. Chris Christie lost another court battle in his attempt to keep secret a key cog in his taxpayer-funded publicity machine. Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson denied the New Jersey governor’s plea for a stay pending a Read More …
NJ.com recently published an informative article on researching public records. It is available here as a resource to our readers. –NJFOG By Karin Price MuellerNJ Advance Media for NJ.comSeptember 03, 2015Full article here and re-posted below. When Bamboozled writes about a business, we include all kinds of public data. Complaints reported to Consumer Affairs and Read More …
This is a noteworthy example of a governmental agency taking positive, timely steps to improve transparency. We also applaud the agency’s openness to a good suggestion from the public! -NJFOG Fairfield Township Informant posted by John Paff Sept. 2, 2015 (Slightly paraphrased below. See the blog post for a link to the resolution.) At its September Read More …
A lawsuit filed against the New Jersey DEP seeks the release of a taxpayer-funded report that addresses how Liberty State Park can bring in revenue and that may shed light on privatization plans. An OPRA request for the report has been denied on the grounds that it “is not considered a government record pursuant to Read More …