“Og-blog” stands for “open-government blog” and that’s what we do: tell people about open-government issues of interest to regular citizens, media, trade associations, and government agencies. We find interesting stories and court cases from Washington State and other places about the Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act, access-to-court rulings, and media law.
Monday, July 16, 2012
How Open Records Laws Might Have Stopped Sandusky Sooner at Penn State
Read this and then tell me open records laws are "too much work" for government agencies and "too expensive."
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Asotin County Sued Over Public Records
This KLEW-TV piece describes a suit by Rich Eggleston against Asotin County to obtain public records withheld from him for eight years.
NOTE: Greg Overstreet of Overstreet Law Firm is co-counsel for Rich Eggleston in this suit.
NOTE: Greg Overstreet of Overstreet Law Firm is co-counsel for Rich Eggleston in this suit.