Articles in the Public Records (General) category

December 15, 2023

When Child Abuse or Neglect Ends in a Fatality, What Does the Public Have a Right to Know? (December 15, 2023)

Kristi Nickodem

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November 7, 2023

Special Service Charges for Extensive Public Records Requests (November 7, 2023)

Kristina Wilson

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Open Government | Public Records (General)

September 26, 2023

Three Public Records Law Changes in the 2023 Budget (September 26, 2023)

Kristina Wilson

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Open Government | Public Records (General)

November 29, 2022

Responding to First Amendment Audits: Public Records Requests and First Amendment Audits (November 29, 2022)

Kristi Nickodem and Kristina Wilson

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General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Open Government | Public Records (General)

November 12, 2021

LIHWAP Participation and Disclosure of Public Enterprise Billing Information (November 12, 2021)

Kristina Wilson

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Finance & Tax | Open Government | Public Enterprise / Utility Finance | Public Records (General)

September 27, 2021

Immediate Disclosure of Body-Worn Cameras Related to Death or Serious Bodily Injury (September 27, 2021)

Frayda Bluestein

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Open Government | Public Records (Electronic) | Public Records (General)

April 3, 2020

Social Services Confidentiality: A Few FAQs During the Pandemic (April 3, 2020)

Aimee Wall

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December 16, 2019

Is That All There Is? Strategies for Proving a Negative When a Person Alleges That Their Request for Records Has Not Been Fulfilled (December 16, 2019)

Frayda Bluestein

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Open Government | Public Records (Electronic) | Public Records (General)

May 16, 2019

Retention Schedules for Local Governments: Five Things You Should Know (May 16, 2019)

Frayda Bluestein

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Open Government | Public Records (Electronic) | Public Records (General) | Public Records (Retention)

June 5, 2018

How to Approve Minutes and General Accounts of Closed Sessions (June 5, 2018)

Frayda Bluestein

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Articles in the Public Records (General) category

When Child Abuse or Neglect Ends in a Fatality, What Does the Public Have a Right to Know? (December 15, 2023)

Kristi Nickodem

Special Service Charges for Extensive Public Records Requests (November 7, 2023)

Kristina Wilson

Three Public Records Law Changes in the 2023 Budget (September 26, 2023)

Kristina Wilson

Responding to First Amendment Audits: Public Records Requests and First Amendment Audits (November 29, 2022)

Kristi Nickodem and Kristina Wilson

LIHWAP Participation and Disclosure of Public Enterprise Billing Information (November 12, 2021)

Kristina Wilson

Immediate Disclosure of Body-Worn Cameras Related to Death or Serious Bodily Injury (September 27, 2021)

Frayda Bluestein

Social Services Confidentiality: A Few FAQs During the Pandemic (April 3, 2020)

Aimee Wall

Is That All There Is? Strategies for Proving a Negative When a Person Alleges That Their Request for Records Has Not Been Fulfilled (December 16, 2019)

Frayda Bluestein

Retention Schedules for Local Governments: Five Things You Should Know (May 16, 2019)

Frayda Bluestein

How to Approve Minutes and General Accounts of Closed Sessions (June 5, 2018)

Frayda Bluestein

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