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The Singas election campaign took the Town of Hempstead to the Supreme Court in order to obtain copies of financial disclosure documents requested under the Freedom of Information Law.

Supreme Court directs town to turn over documents

A State Supreme Court ruled in mid-November that the Town of Hempstead must provide copies of the financial disclosure statements filed by former Town Supervisor Kate Murray and other town officials that were requested under the Freedom of Information Law. The FOIL was filed by the Madeline Singas election campaign, which received permission to view the financial disclosure documents, but not to copy them. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 1/6/16

Henry Boitel wants easy, inexpensive access to the Town of Hempstead’s board meeting minutes.

The frustrating task of acquiring town meeting minutes

Henry Boitel wasn’t asking for anything complicated. He just wanted to know what’s going on at the Town of Hempstead board meetings when he wasn’t able to attend. “The public doesn’t have any idea of what’s going on at those meetings,” said Boitel, “unless they read something in the newspaper.” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 8/12/15

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

A welcome move to open county government

The Nassau County Legislature has decided to post transcripts of its public hearings dating back to 2005 online, along with videos of sessions going forward. We can only say thank you, hallelujah –– and it’s about time. more

5/8/14

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

Civic Law

Q: I went down to my local Town Hall and filled out a Freedom of Information Law request to get some information about why the Town had decided to adopt a new law. They wouldn’t give me an … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 1/11/13

Real Estate Law

Q: If I filed a report with FEMA about the recent damage to my home from Hurricane Sandy, will those records be public and accessible to future home buyers when I look to sell? Alternatively, if they … more

By Abraham B. Krieger | 1/11/13

The public's right to know

This is Sunshine Week, a national initiative to increase government transparency. Since its inception in 2005, it has helped raise awareness of the importance of open government and freedom of information. more

3/23/11

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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