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SUNSHINE WEEK 2007

   
  Sunshine Week: March 11-17, 2007
   
  What You Can Look For From The Associated Press Nationally
   
03/15/2007 House votes to limit no-bid federal contracts, ending "Sunshine Week"
03/14/2007 Democrats cite administration secrecy in pushing open government agenda
03/13/2007 Citing terrorism, U.S. record keepers remove million papers from sight
03/12/2007 asap FAST FOCUS: Reporters work to pry government open
03/12/2007 Sunshine Week legislation
03/12/2007 Open-government bills to get Sunshine Week votes in House
03/12/2007 Study: Most federal agencies fail to use Web to make records easily available
03/11/2007 AP Enterprise: On Sunshine laws, governments talk loud but stick is very rarely used
03/11/2007 A look at how open government cases are handled in some states
03/11/2007 AP CEO Tom Curley discusses open government efforts
03/11/2007 A guide for negotiating state sunshine laws
   
  Sunshine In the States: A Sampling
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition is formed
Iowa 2006 investigations found open records, open meetings violations
Colorado Wide-ranging open-records copy costs prompt cost-cap legislation
Mississippi Experts: Miss. public records laws too weak
Montana Experts: Montana's sunshine laws need more teeth
Oregon Oregon relies on civic rectitude, judges to keep government open
Wisconsin DOJ government watchdog investigates fraction of complaints
New Jersey Lawmakers' documents not as open in NJ as in some places
Virginia Advocates: Culpeper case could deter open government violations
Louisiana La. open records disputes go to court or sometimes go nowhere
Arkansas Ark. FOI gets mostly favorable response from public officials
Indiana Courtroom camera effort stalls
Kansas Legislature's rules help keep some votes hidden from public
Oklahoma Oklahoma's sunshine laws need more teeth, experts say
Tennessee Lawsuit only recourse for those denied public records in Tenn.
South Carolina Legislators promote open-government bills
Illinois Governor increasingly closing door on public-records access
Nebraska Violations of open government laws uncommon, penalties are rare
Texas Texas officials keeping public records secret, audit shows
Rhode Island Citizens seek open government through lawsuits
Florida Governor restates commitment to strong Sunshine Laws
South Dakota Lawmakers meet in secret before public sessions
Vermont Vermont lawmakers consider adding teeth to open records law
California AP Enterprise: California weak on access to government
New York NY's FOIL laws can frustrate those who seek records
Ohio Duo says waiting three years for purchase orders
Hawaii Some government agencies flout openness laws
Minnesota Courtroom drama: Media groups seek cameras in Minn. courts
   

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