Support OPMA and OPRA modernization bills S106 and S107

In a move that runs counter to the public interest, some local governing bodies are adopting a resolution opposing legislation that would modernize and strengthen the state’s Open Public Meetings and Open Public Records Acts. Review the facts with our model resolution. Read More …

TAKE ACTION! Ask your legislators to support S1045 and S1046!

TAKE ACTION: PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL your Senator and Assembly persons TODAY and tell them to support bills S1045 and S1046. Find your legislators and their contact information here.   Your rights are at risk, and action is needed. The reason is that many governing bodies are opposing legislation needed to modernize and strengthen state Read More …

Reform legislation strengthens YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW

This article by Planet Princeton provides a great summary of bills S1045 & S1046, which modernize and reform the state’s Open Public Meetings and Records Acts. IT IS WORTH READING! Here is one excerpt from the article that describes some important provisions in S1046, which amends the Open Public Records Act:   “New Jersey Senate Read More …

Free OPMA/OPRA seminar on November 8, 2017. VIDEO AVAILABLE!

Join NJFOG and guest speaker Senator Loretta Weinberg in Bergen County on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 to learn more about New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings and Records laws (OPMA and OPRA). Senator Weinberg is the primary sponsor of reform legislation S1045 (OPMA) and S1046 (OPRA). Click here for more information about this event!   VIDEO:  Read More …

Editorial supporting OPRA and OPMA reform is on the mark!

The below editorial explains the need for Records and Meetings Act reform with clarity and a hint of humor. The piece is laced with wonderful quotes such as “Open government is necessary for honest government” and “[M]ost public officials aren’t interested in expanding transparency… [T]hey…do their best to creatively interpret provisions and exploit loopholes to Read More …