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Response mixed to MFOIC’s openness challenge to Legislature candidates
October 27, 2008 In early September, the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition challenged all candidates for the Maine Senate and House of Representatives to sign the Coalition’s pledge to support open government and public access. The response has been mixed. “The MFOIC believes that freedom of speech, open meetings of government and access to public
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MFOIC urges candidates to pledge to support open government
September 1, 2008 The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition has challenged all candidates for the Maine Senate and House of Representatives to sign the Coalition’s pledge to support open government and public access. The Coalition has mailed pledge forms to each legislative candidate and will post the signed pledges at its, website, http://www.mfoic.org, as they
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Sun-Journal tackles e-mail: E-mail offers a glimpse of council tension
By Scott Taylor, Staff WriterJune 29, 2008 LEWISTON – The tension between Mayor Larry Gilbert and Lewiston city councilors came to a head on Feb. 5. They’d been sparring over whether to give a group studying Bates Mill No. 5 more time to complete its work. Councilors said they wanted the report finished by March
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Falmouth council drafts Maine’s first e-mail use policy
June 29, 2008 FALMOUTH – The town council, grappling with the volume and content of e-mails by and between councilors, drafted what is considered to be Maine’s first council e-mail use policy. The policy, unanimously enacted in November, was crafted after the town received a freedom of information request from the Forecaster newspapers for access
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You win some, you loose some: Law Court Rejects Moore FOAA Appeal, Reaffirms Importance of Freedom of Access
June 17, 2008 PORTLAND – In a sharply divided 3-2 decision today, the Maine Law Court rejected an appeal by Author James Moore who was seeking public disclosure of the records of an advisory group created by Maine’s Attorney General. The MCLU filed an amicus curiae brief in the case in support of Mr. Moore.
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