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What happens when gov'ts put their checkbook registers online?
Terrible, terrible things. Just don’t do it; it leads to nothing but aggravation. See also: A review of the “checkbook register online” movement.… more →
Open Records
What happens when gov'ts put their checkbook registers online?
Leslie Graves wrote 2 months ago: Terrible, terrible things. Just don’t do it; it leads to nothing but aggravation. See also: A … more →
Former county commissioners may have destroyed records
Leslie Graves wrote 3 months ago: Former county commissioners of Washington County, Georgia may have destroyed documents when they lef … more →
Georgia redaction case
Leslie Graves wrote 9 months ago: The Gainesville Times, which covers Gainesville, Georgia, a town of about 35,000, has filed a lawsui … more →
Best o' state FOIA blogging
Leslie Graves wrote 11 months ago: California: Free and fair elections? In Orange County, not so much. Colorado: Salaries of public emp … more →
Open government too expensive?
Leslie Graves wrote 11 months ago: In Hall County, Georgia, county government thinks it is excessively burdened with requests for recor … more →
Time for a FOIAsphere round-up
Leslie Graves wrote 1 year ago: I continue to be impressed and surprised at how much great FOIA-blogging comes across my RSS transom … more →
"Participate in democracy at your peril"
Leslie Graves wrote 1 year ago: That’s the title of an editorial in the Atlanta Journal Constitution about last week’s r … more →
Tuesday open records link round-up
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Leslie Graves wrote 1 year ago: We’re celebrating Independence Day early by highlighting the independent-minded bloggers who a … more →
Robert Mullins: Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week
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Leslie Graves wrote 1 year ago: Robert Mullins of Augusta, Georgia is our 25th Sunshine Troublemaker of the Week. Mullins is the hea … more →
Rinse and repeat
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Leslie Graves wrote 1 year ago: Records case costs public $50,000. The recent legal battle over access to public records at Augusta … more →
Sunshine activist sued in Georgia
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Leslie Graves wrote 1 year ago: Doug Abramson of Friends of Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia is being sued for $273,000 by Atlanta … more →
Carnival of Open Records
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Elizabeth wrote 2 years ago: I enjoy following the Carnival of Open Records sponsored by WikiFOIA, and since there was an opening … more →
Another non-profit opens its records
Leslie Graves wrote 2 years ago: Downtown Vision, a non-governmental non-profit in Jacksonville, Florida, has just agreed to comply w … more →
Open records in court: Win one, lose one
Leslie Graves wrote 2 years ago: According to this national study, South Dakota and Alabama are tied for having the worst FOIA laws i … more →
Public? Private? Where's the line?
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Leslie Graves wrote 2 years ago: A fascinating open records case is unfolding in Georgia. Piedmont Park is Atlanta’s central pa … more →
Monday open records links
Leslie Graves wrote 2 years ago: In Washington, advocates of open government are generally aghast that Gov. Chris Gregoire has appoin … more →
Story updates
Leslie Graves wrote 2 years ago: Updates on stories we’ve been following on SS&OR: The Journal-Inquirer in Connecticut has … more →
"He disputes the figures that come from the auditor he hired"
Leslie Graves wrote 2 years ago: The ability to obtain copies of public documents through the open records process is a key factor in … more →
Citizen journalism and open records
Leslie Graves wrote 2 years ago: At the heart of the Genarlow Wilson sex tape story is the claim by prosecutor David McDade that he h … more →
