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Howdy Texas Gov Employees! Are you ready for SB944? In our upcoming webinar, you can join guest Bruce Erratt from the Brazos County Attorney's Office who will provide an overview of SB 944 and how they solved this same problem. Register Now pages.smarsh.com/SB944.html
State police investigating Oakland County commissioner theoaklandpress.com/news/loc… via @theoaklandpress
VA sued over private emails between former top official and ‘Mar-a-Lago Crowd’ stripes.com/news/veterans/va…
One lawmaker complied with a media outlet’s public records request. Two other lawmakers didn’t for the same request. tampabay.com/florida-politic…

Here’s a good example of how Florida’s public records really aren’t public

One lawmaker complied with a media outlet’s public records request. Two other lawmakers didn’t for the same request. Why? A House spokesman said each member has the discretion to determine what...

tampabay.com
How transparent are governments in Oregon? New public records survey sheds light oregonlive.com/news/2019/08/…

How transparent are governments in Oregon? New public records survey sheds light

Oregon's public records advocate released the first survey of state and local governments' records responses on Thursday.

oregonlive.com
7 Philadelphia Police Officers Resign In Wake Of Social Media Scandal Involving Racist, Offensive Posts a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAFbNn1?o…
Appleton's social media accounts engage people with their local government wbay.com/content/news/Applet…

Appleton's social media accounts engage people with their local government

Every day social media is used by millions of people, organizations, and even the sitting president. Now local governments are using it to their benefit as well.

wbay.com
We asked dozens of Pa. officials for their texts and emails. One thing we learned? Gov. Wolf deletes his texts. inquirer.com/news/pennsylvan… via @phillyinquirer

We asked dozens of Pa. officials for their texts and emails. One thing we learned? Gov. Wolf...

Turns out Mayor Kenney wasn’t the only elected official routinely deleting text messages. We have the breakdown of how various elected officials responded to our requests for their government texts...

inquirer.com
While agencies have largely passed previous deadlines, this could be the most difficult mandate to date. fcw.com/articles/2019/06/19/…
Exclusive: administration delayed releasing documents related to Yellowstone superintendent's firing thehill.com/policy/energy-en…

Exclusive: Trump administration delayed releasing documents related to Yellowstone superintendent’s...

The release of internal documents sought by The Hill related to the replacement last year of Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk were delayed by the Interior Department under a new ru…

thehill.com
The Shocking Texts of a Border Patrol Agent rollingstone.com/politics/po… via @RollingStone

‘Guats,’ ‘Tonks’ and ‘Subhuman Shit’: The Shocking Texts of a Border Patrol Agent

How an Arizona officer accused of hitting a migrant with his truck could put his agency's toxic culture on trial

rollingstone.com
Kissy faces, 1 a.m. serenades among school official's 831 texts to subordinate theledger.com/news/20190611/…
Florida State says privatizing athletics won’t change anything. Skeptics aren’t so sure. washingtonpost.com/sports/20…

Florida State says privatizing athletics won’t change anything. Skeptics aren’t so sure.

Government transparency advocates concerned the move is an effort to sidestep open-records laws.

washingtonpost.com
Cincinnati council texts: Former mayor Dwight Tillery blasted John Cranley as 'rogue mayor' cincinnati.com/story/news/po… via @enquirer

Cincinnati council texts: Former mayor Dwight Tillery blasted John Cranley as 'rogue mayor'

New texts between Cincinnati City Council members show former Mayor Dwight Tillery had plenty to say behind the scenes.

cincinnati.com
Looking at the Underbelly of Public Records Laws at.law.com/85TXtY?cmp=share_… via @thelegalintel
Portsmouth School Department appeals ruling in public records case providencejournal.com/news/2…
Oregon's public records laws get new teeth bluemountaineagle.com/news/s… via @MyEagleNews
Missouri lawmakers hoped to ban secret texting apps in government. Time is running out kansascity.com/news/politics…

Missouri lawmakers hoped to ban secret texting apps in government. Time is running out

The ban “is not a terribly high priority,” a key state senator said.

kansascity.com
UConn public records office makes getting information simple dailycampus.com/stories/2019…
Breaking down the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act mcrecordonline.com/opinion/a… via @mcrecordonline
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