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Supreme Court halts release of petition signers in Washington state
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the release of the names of people who petitioned to overturn a Washington…
October 21, 2009
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Texas again tries to limit access to public employee information
The Texas House passed a bill Thursday restricting access to school district employees' birth dates and other information, according to…
April 27, 2009
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Sens. Obama, Coburn introduce spending transparency bill
Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at expanding the reach of recently enacted measures…
June 4, 2008
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Bill exempting university donor names passes Va. Legislature
Three public universities in Virginia will be able to keep private names of donors who ask for anonymity when making…
March 5, 2008
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Bill exempting U.Va. donor information passes both chambers
Two bills that would allow the University of Virginia to keep private the names of donors who ask for anonymity…
February 11, 2008
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Va. bill exempting university donor information advances
A bill that would allow the University of Virginia to keep private the names of donors who ask for anonymity…
February 7, 2008
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University donor information up for exemption
The Virginia House of Delegates got one step closer to passing legislation that would allow the University of Virginia to…
February 1, 2008
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South Dakota bill would withhold voter information
The dead hand of practical obscurity has surfaced in a new South Dakota bill that seeks to remove birth dates from…
January 7, 2008
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