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    May 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Carroll County board challenged over Christian prayers

    "In the name of my savior, I pray," is how one Carroll County commissioner concluded his prayer to open a recent meeting of the county's governing board.
    "In the name of my savior, I pray," is how one Carroll County commissioner concluded his prayer to open a recent meeting of the county's governing board. Now two county residents are asking a federal judge to end what they say is the board's regular...

    Tags: Justice System, Judges, Nature Religion, Laws, University of Baltimore

    2. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Principals union wants Alonso to return bonuses in light of cheating investigations

    The Baltimore principals union is calling for schools CEO Andrés Alonso to pay back thousands of dollars in bonuses he received in years that schools were later found to have cheated on state tests.
    The Baltimore principals union is calling for schools CEO Andrés Alonso to pay back thousands of dollars in bonuses he received in years that schools were later found to have cheated on state tests. The request comes as a contract, released through a...

    Tags: Finance, Teachers, Examinations, Teaching and Learning

    3. Nov 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Howard voters raised bar for petitions, but did they know it?

    Those in Howard County who want to channel the power of the ballot box to challenge local government decisions are going to have to work a bit harder to do it in elections to come, thanks to the vote Tuesday on one of five county charter changes....

    Tags: Howard County, Local Government, Referenda, Local Elections, Elections

    4. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Sun reporter barred from City Hall while seeking CitiStat reports

    UPDATE: On Thursday Rawlings-Blake spokesman Ryan O'Doherty issued this statement: "We are communicating with the Baltimore Sun and other media outlets to provide a detailed briefing in the near future on the CitiStat program and the kinds of datasets...

    Tags: Local Government

    5. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Pratt seeks documents from Rawlings-Blake regarding phone deal

    Comptroller Joan Pratt sent a series of public information act requests to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration this week seeking records related to a controversial deal to purchase high-tech phones and related equipment. Pratt says that...

    Tags: IBM

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

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

    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 — including victims' photos, tapes of 911 calls, and possibly more.
    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: Justice System, Crime Victims, Police Investigations, Shootings, Sandy Hook Elementary School

    7. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. 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: Justice System, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court, Abbottabad (Pakistan), Central Intelligence Agency

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. Editorial: Keep that public access door open

    Recently, the office of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has taken the position that it does not have to comply with the requirements of Virginia's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a law intended to provide broad public access to government...

    Tags: Justice System, Star Scientific Incorporated, Judges, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia Freedom of Information Act

    9. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Attorney General Cuccinelli not subject to Freedom of Information Act

    The Roanoke Times, Va.
    The state's open government law doesn't apply to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, his office says, elaborating on responses to requests for public records connected with a company whose CEO gave $35,000 in gifts to Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob McDonnell. The...

    Tags: Justice System, Star Scientific Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Elections, National Government

    10. May 18, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Former student sues OU over school's refusal to release student parking citation information

    The Norman Transcript, Okla.
    A lawsuit was filed against the University of Oklahoma last week after the university repeatedly refused to release student parking citation information. The lawsuit was specifically filed against David Boren, individually and as the President of OU,...

    Tags: Justice System, Colleges and Universities, Trials, University of Oklahoma, Teaching and Learning

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. 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: Justice System, Internal Revenue Service, Gina McCarthy, Barack Obama, Republican Party

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  12. 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: Dannel P. Malloy , Elections, Democratic Party, Freedom of Information Act, Substance Abuse

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