Sunshine Report for 2020: General Assembly update; FOIA in the courts; our annual conference; open government news from around the state

Sunshine Report for January 2020: Bills to watch this session; GMU ruling; our new intern; a scathing farewell and more

Sunshine Report for November 2019: media awards; FOIA statistics; malfeasance charges dropped; economic development & more

Congratulations to the winners of VCOG's 2019 FOI Media Award winners!

First Place, Broadcast Television Stations, WDBJ7, Tim Saunders.
First Place, Daily Newspapers, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Patrick Wilson.
First Place, Non-Daily Newspapers, Rappahannock News, John McCaslin:
First Place, Online News Outlets, Virginia Mercury, Mechelle Hankerson 
Runner-up, Broadcast Television Stations, NBC29, Henry Graff
Runner-up, Daily Newspapers, The Roanoke Times, Jeff Sturgeon
Runner-up, Non-Daily Newspapers, The Tidewater News, Stephen Feleski

Sunshine Report for August 2019: TVa legislative transparency review; FOIA & phishing; Va. Beach transparency & more

Sunshine Report for June 2019: Millions of Messages; FOIA Council studies; open government in the news

Sunshine Report for April 2019: Amazon and Arlington; an citizen's FOIA impact; new Supreme Court cases; open government news

Sunshine Report for January 2019: Welcome ruling; legislative preview; annual conference save-the-date; open government news

Sunshine Report for November 2018: Bob O'Neil; training; judicial branch records; open government news

Sunshine Report for September 2018: Not as easy as A-B-C: Albemarle, Bristol & Charlottesville woes; open government updates

VCOG's monthly newsletter, July 2018: FOIA Council updates; email disclosures; subpoena; apologies

Sunshine Report for May 2018: police model; TVa report; amicus brief; FOIA Council meetings; news

VCOG Sunshine Report for March 2018

The Sunshine Report: Online
Transparency News from the Virginia Coalition for Open Government
October 2017

THIS IS THE HOME OF VCOG'S ANNUAL BILL CHART FOR THE 2017 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION. BILLS WILL BE ADDED AS THEY ARE FILED.

Do you want to be part of VCOG's advoacy efforts? Someone who would be willing to call or write or email or even testify?
Then fill out our Sunshine Caucus form and stay in touch during the session.

The Sunshine Report: August 2016

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The Virginia Coalition for Open Government held a reception in honor of the late Delegate Chip Woodrum on November 13 at Center in the Square in Roanoke.

Woodrum was one of the strongest voices for open government in the General Assembly, when he served in the 1990s and 2000s, and was largely responsible for the major overhaul of FOIA in 1999 and the creation of the FOIA Council. He was the council's first chair, and he served on VCOG's board of directors.

In this issue

Records workshop a solid success

FOIA Council updates

In this issue

FOIA to get makeover

General Assembly FOIA update

Sunshine Week 2014

Open government in the news

Coalition News

Recently on VCOG Blog

A round-up of access-related bills being followed and, in some cases, lobbied on in the 2014 General Assembly session.

VCOG Board of Directors member Mark Caramanica talks to On the Media about the ramifications of the Supreme Court's ruling on state citizenship & the Freedom of Information Act.

Op-Ed piece: "Those governing us find the unrestricted flow of information a bitter pill to swallow. When questioned about their actions, they say that it's for our own safety. Does this argument stand? Is openness detrimental to security? I think not.... Secrecy chokes democracy and mitigates our ability to respond to outside threats.