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It was like having security cameras in every room of a house but one. That’s how Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone described to reporters the decentralized, hodgepodge security infrastructure of the county’s computer network . . . more

2/2/23

Hewlett Harbor resident John Novello and others have requested a high number of FOILs from the village and generated a pending lawsuit.

Hewlett Harbor sees 'excessive' ' FOILS, lawsuit pending

An unusually high number of Freedom of Information Law request for public records has compelled the Village of Hewlett Harbor to hire another employee and generated a pending lawsuit. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/2/21

Too many failing marks on open government

Elected leaders often look upon the Freedom of Information Act with barely disguised disapproval, and more often with outright disdain. Heck, the president who signed the act . . . more

3/23/17

Reclaim New York Executive Director Brandon Muir, left, and attorney Dennis J. Saffran discussed the New York Transparency Project on Tuesday in Mineola.

Elmont School District sued by transparency group

The nonprofit group Reclaim New York filed a lawsuit on June 7 in Nassau County Supreme Court against the Elmont School District for failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Law … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/15/16

Partly Cloudy Week is nothing to celebrate

Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo could not have picked a better time to reveal their views on work-related emails. Last week was the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week . . . more

3/26/15

Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?

With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more

7/30/14

You play a key role in keeping government honest

Around this time last year, we editorialized on the need for more transparency in government to guard against corruption and restore citizens’ faith in our democracy. more

4/3/14

Public info off limits to resident

Atlantic Beach village officials say they will not release documents requested by a resident in 2008, despite a decision last year by the Committee on Open Government that those documents are considered pubic records under the Freedom of Information Law, or FOIL. more

Lori Gross | 7/30/10

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