Posted 5/13/19 by Megan Rhyne
"The rules are the latest salvo in an aggressive push to divorce the courts and the Office of the Executive Secretary from FOIA. In 2018, SB 727 would have removed them from FOIA. The bill was withdrawn by its sponsor, but then a circuit court judge ruled similarly some months later in a case that stemmed from a citizen request to see OES’ long distance telephone bills."
Posted 3/29/19 by Megan Rhyne
OK, this story makes me tetchy.
At a Pulaski County Board of Supervisors meeting, a supervisor and the county administrator engaged in an exchange over a projected slide showing the number of FOIA requests filed each year for the past nine years. The total was 361, which equals 35.4/year, which equals fewer than 3/month. (A story from The Southwest Times is reprinted below.)
Posted 3/15/19 by Megan Rhyne
The agreements Amazon signed with the state and Arlington County contain unique public records provisions unlike those in other company deals.
Posted 3/13/19 by Megan Rhyne
Versions of the following were wrtiten on the encouragement of Lawrence McConnell, VCOG board member and editor of The Roanoke Times, and published in:
- Bacon's Rebellion (online)
- Bristol Herald-Courier
- Daily Press (Newport News)
- The Daily Progress (Charlottesville)
- The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg)
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
- The Roanoke Times
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Posted 12/3/18 by Megan Rhyne
Secrecy surrounding the Amazon decision to locate half of its HQ2 operation in Virginia comes with a heavy price tag.
Posted 10/31/18 by Megan Rhyne
A judge in Richmond decided in October 2018 that Virginia’s judiciary was not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Here's why that matters.
Posted 9/30/18 by Megan Rhyne
Government accountability doesn't end on election day. Stay engaged by supporting open government and open government organizations (like VCOG!).
Posted 8/30/18 by Megan Rhyne
Posted 8/24/18 by Megan Rhyne
There was much to remind me of Virginia in New Hampshire. And even more to leave me wondering.
Posted 7/30/18 by Megan Rhyne
Public bodies often use secretive processes to hire a chief administrator, also known as a manager, executive or superintendent. It doesn't have to be that way.
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