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No Heads Up For Public Officials On Open Records Requests

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From the AP:

A requirement to notify elected officials about records requests made about them is no longer part of a bill designed to improve access to public information.

Moyer Proves Resilient, Keeps Winning with Junk

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I’m not that big a fan of Tim McCarver as a baseball announcer. He’s pretty obvious and cliche-ridden. He’s more like an ombudsman for baseball, rather than an original voice. His rap is also riddled with a lot of what I call “manly jock crap.”

Compromise Reached: No Change In Open Meetings Law

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A compromise has been reached over proposed changes to the state’s open government laws.

A bill advancing in the state Senate now no longer includes any changes to open meetings requirements. But it would make several updates to open records laws.

The bill sponsored by Sen. Randy McNally, an Oak Ridge Republican, would write the open records ombudsman into law and require government officials to give the status of r

Ombusdman Justice

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The New York Times’ ombudsman slams the paper of record for its shoddy reporting techniques

In an article signed by four reporters that raised more backlash against the daily than the candidate, the Times Thursday cited unnamed McCain advisers who, “convinced the relationship had become romantic,” had asked Iseman to keep away from the senator.<

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