The Virginia Coalition for Open Government  
January 2005

Browse through the invidividual articles via the links below, or view the entire newsletter in PDF format (20 pages, 4.7mb file).

1 PPEAs shut out the public -- and some elected officials
2 Media, ALA plan 'Sunshine Week' to press for government openness
3 Records access spotty, surveys continue to find
4 Everett honored for her access work
5 Restrict a governor's working papers, Griffith urges
6 Corp. no public body, but will operate as such
7 Public TV/radio not a public body
8 Appeal in Culpeper meeting case
9 Court-records committee sunsets
10 Kudos
11 Freedom of Information Complaints
12 E-government Briefs
13 Vital records: $12 a pop
14 Charette or charade?
15 Keep those e-mail records
16 City manager wins libel suit
17 Va.'s FOIA gets a B-, still ranked 5th
18 Va. Legislators receive an F for disclosure of
19 Follow the money? Easier said than done!
20 FOIAC roadshows pass fifth-year milestone
21 FOIAC's annual report: nearly 1,200 requests
22 Proposed FOIA exemptions for 2005
23 FOI Advisory Council Updates
24 Coalition Bulletin Board
25 Proposal would ease electronic-meeting rules
26 General Assembly panel stands pat on FOIA meeting rules for itself
 

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