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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records

    The Hartford Courant
    The staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...

    Tags: Police Investigations, Justice and Rights, Danbury, Civil Rights, Crime Victims

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them....

    Tags: Abbottabad (Pakistan), Central Intelligence Agency, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Osama bin Laden

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Appeals court turns away effort to force US to release photos taken of dead bin Laden

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. The three-judge...

    Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Police Investigations, Justice and Rights, Washington, DC, Civil Rights

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. U.S. Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to...

    Tags: David Vitter, James Inhofe, Internal Revenue Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. State Shouldn't Make Pardons Process Secret

    The latest attempt to draw the curtain of secrecy around state government would exempt pardon applications from the Freedom of Information Act. It is baneful. Like so many similar proposals introduced in the General Assembly this year, it amounts to...

    Tags: Elections, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Danbury, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan

  6. Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment

    TROUBLED SCHOOL DISTRICT Buena Vista school board OKs debt plan, may reopen LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Saginaw County's Buena Vista district soon could reopen its doors after the local school board approved a plan aimed at bringing the district out...

    Tags: Elections, Personal Data Collection, Justice and Rights, The Associated Press, Lifestyle and Leisure

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Michigan House committee to debate FOIA fees cap

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan House committee is expected to take up a bill that would restrict how much government agencies can charge for Freedom of Information Act requests.
    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan House committee is expected to take up a bill that would restrict how much government agencies can charge for Freedom of Information Act requests. The House Oversight Committee is expected to consider the bill...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of Information Act

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan

  8. Michigan House panel puts off debate on bill to cap FOIA fees at 10 cents per page

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan House committee has put off a debate on a bill that would restrict how much government agencies can charge for Freedom of Information Act requests. The House Oversight Committee was supposed to consider the bill...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Freedom of Information Act

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| AP Michigan

  9. Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press

    DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has scheduled an announcement on his political future. Bing spokesman Bob Warfield says the announcement will be made at noon today at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The deadline to...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Government, Rick Snyder, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. May 10, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  10. Legislative Proposals Dim The Lights On Freedom Of Information

    The Hartford Courant
    Every year the lights go out a little more on the public's right to know about its government, and they're growing dimmer again in 2013. Legislation pending in the Connecticut General Assembly could further erode the state's Freedom of Information Law...

    Tags: Elections, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority, Online Media Industry

    11. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Coliseum hid reports of financial woes, records show

    The overseers of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum concealed from the public independent reports of lax financial controls and widespread spending abuses at the taxpayer-owned stadium that included sloppy accounting of hot dog sales and excessive perks for managers, records show.
    The overseers of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum concealed from the public independent reports of lax financial controls and widespread spending abuses at the taxpayer-owned stadium that included sloppy accounting of hot dog sales and excessive perks...

    Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Don Knabe, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Medical Professionals

    12. May 8, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  12. Right-to-Know Law facing five-year checkup

    It's been five years since Pennsylvania government stepped out of the shadows by rewriting its open records law to give citizens much more access to how governments operate and spend public money. Many people, including me, believe the new Right-to-...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Prisons, Dominic Pileggi, Justice and Rights, National Government

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