The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at increasing the public’s access to government documents. The changes to the Freedom of Information Act, approved by voice vote, were sponsored by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-Md). The House unanimously passed a similar bill last Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee reported […]
Watchdog City First Amendment Foundation Open Government Town Hall Feb. 5 – Watchdog City
Citizens and elected officials charged hundreds of dollars for public records More exemptions to the Florida public records law that make government records secret Watchdog City and the First Amendment Foundation would like to cordially invite you to attend and participate at a Town Hall meeting on open government. Erosion of access to public records is […]
FOIA reform dies while the press looked the other way – Columbia Journalism Review
More than two years of work by open government advocates collapsed on Thursday night when House Speaker John Boehner closed the final legislative session of the 113th Congress without bringing the FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 to a vote. Similar legislation passed the House with a vote of 410-0 earlier this year, and the Improvement […]
