Tag: public records

TUESDAY, JUNE 23: OPMA, OPRA reform bills S781, S782 on legislative agenda!

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UPDATE (6/24/15):  The bills were pulled from the Committee agenda on 6/23.  Your calls and letters are needed!  Please see:  https://njfog.org/2015/06/24/letter-generator-one-easy-step-for-strong-opma-opra-reform-lets-keep-the-pressure-on/ — New Jersey OPMA and OPRA reform bills, S781 and S782 respectively, are on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee agenda for its meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Committee Room 4, Read More …

NJFOG prevails on OPRA counts in case against Trenton School Board. OPMA counts pending.

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UPDATE (6/26/2015):  Oral argument on the OPMA counts is to be heard before Judge Mary C. Jacobson on Monday, June 29, 2:00 PM in Mercer County Superior Court, 400 South Warren Street, Trenton, NJ. —- NJFOG announced on January 7 that it had filed suit against the Trenton Board of Education for multiple violations of the Open Public Read More …

N.J. Senate approves changes to Port Authority public records bill

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UPDATE (6/29/2015):   The governor signed the bill on June 29.  It is now law, effective upon signing. UPDATE (6/26/2015):   S2183 passed through both houses of the Legislature on June 25, 2015.  It now heads back to the Governor!   Read more here:  https://njfog.org/2015/06/29/nj-lawmakers-pass-port-authority-open-records-bill/. UPDATE (6/23/2015):    The NJ Senate brought S2183 a step closer to law Read More …

Delaware River Port Authority thwarts access to records

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In September of last year, the Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed reform legislation that, among other things, would bring the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) under the open public records laws of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The bill was not taken up by the House, however, and died at the end of Pennsylvania’s 2013-2014 legislative Read More …

SPJ, NFOIC combine war chests to fight for Freedom of Information

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NFOIC press release March 23, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS – The Society of Professional Journalists and the National Freedom of Information Coalition are joining forces – and legal war chests – to help citizens and journalists fight for public records. The two groups will band together to help litigants who sue for access to government information. The Read More …