Transparency News, 12/22/2022

 

 

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December 22, 2022

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After getting off to a slow start in 2021, it looked like the Virginia General Assembly’s joint subcommittee on campaign finance reform was going to get through 2022 without having a single meeting. Then a meeting appeared on the legislative calendar for Dec. 12. A few days later, it was canceled. And no other dates have been set ahead of the fast-approaching 2023 legislative session that starts in January. For a second year in a row, the subcommittee created to take a “comprehensive” look at whether the state needs stronger limits on money in politics appears to be failing to complete its only task.
Virginia Mercury

Gloucester County has launched a new digital community engagement site to inform and engage residents about current and upcoming plans and initiatives, according to a release from the county’s office of Community Engagement and Public Information. Through a partnership with Zencity, Gloucester County will create engagement sites for local projects, upload information, and invite residents to give input using interactive tools.
Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal
 

stories of national interest

A judge deemed some arguments by a Montgomery County police union attempting to block public access to court filings “not very strong,” but did not rule on the issue Wednesday in a case widely seen as an early test of Anton’s Law, passed by Maryland lawmakers last year to ensure public access to complaints of police misconduct. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 has sought to keep filings confidential in its lawsuit to prevent the release of an officer’s disciplinary files. The FOP’s lawsuit against Montgomery County argues that Anton’s Law is unconstitutional, and that public disclosure of the records would violate the officer’s rights. At issue during Wednesday’s hearing was not release of the disciplinary files, but whether arguments in the case should be closed to the media and public, and whether to allow the woman who requested the records and advocacy groups to be parties to the case.
The Washington Post


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