The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press weigh in on why the Virginia Senate should reject an attempt to roll back access law passed last year

We don't get the chance to respond to things said in committee, so......
 

This originally appeared in The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2021.
Reprinted with permission

An FOI advocate and a Virginia FOIA officer agree

Spirits dancing on the head of a pin:The public can lose out from rigid adherence to the words on the page

How the announced closing of a brewery tasting room reminds us of how economic development incentives aren't so easy to track

Virginia state agencies are giving conflicting reasons for why they can or can't meet virtually. Here's the straight dope.

I use this slide in my presentations on FOIA. On one side of it is a snarling, ferocious, uniformed man pinning the head of another man against a wall. On the other side is the (original) Gladys Kravitz, the nosy next-door neighbor of Samantha and Darrin (both Darrins) Stephenson on Bewitched.

Why I disagree with the judge's ruling on student COVID data & FERPA

Ruling against student newspaper elevates student privacy over public health

I just got back from picking up a take-out order at one of my favorite local eateries. The hostess directed me to the bar to pick it up, so I staked out a spot along the row of 10 or so chairs, only two of which were occupied. And I waited. And I waited. Eight to 10 employees swirled around the bar area but none came into it and still I waited.