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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
Malverne village scored poorly in a study examining governments’ response to FOIL requests, according to the Press Club of Long Island.
Malverne scores an ‘F’ in open government
An audit that examined the responsiveness of 195 New York state municipalities and agencies to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Law revealed that nearly two-thirds did not respond before the deadlines set by the law. more
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Elmont School District agrees to information request
The Elmont School District has agreed to comply with nonprofit transparency group Reclaim New York’s Freedom of Information Law request for records of the district’s 2014 expenditures after … more
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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
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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
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village hall has been inundated with Freedom of Information Law requests.
Opposition Research?
Rumors have been circulating for the past two months that Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald has been urged to run for higher office — Town of Hempstead supervisor, the town council or the Nassau County Legislature’s 6th District seat. McDonald, who has confirmed to the Herald that the rumors are true, has not said whether she would run for any of these positions, all of which are up for election in November. more
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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
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
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
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
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