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26 Aug

The roller coaster conversation about public records on the Web

The citizenry and government both come to the wrong conclusions about the ready availability of public records on the Internet. The City of Raleigh, North Carolina and Wake County joined dozens of other communities that have begun integrating crime activity...
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22 Aug

This week in public records: Connecticut – Florida – Illinois – California

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is reviewing family law cases that were sealed before 2003 to determine which are eligible for a change in status, then publishing the list of cases. The court outlines its objective. The plan calls...
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18 Aug

Scrubbing and promoting your online image or uncovering someone else’s

The profile you proudly blast across the Internet today may be one that makes you cringe tomorrow. Perhaps this is more the case as the general use of the Internet grows out of adolescence. You need not quake because for...
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17 Aug

More Oakland California crime mapping

The folks at Oakland Crimespotting have elegantly rendered the crime data (if such attributes can be applied to crime) from the Oakland, California CrimeView, operated by the Oakland Police Department. The Web page opens with crime-specific color coded icons placed...
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California, Criminal, Public Records, States, Web tools 1 Comment

17 Aug

The FOIA news: It’s all bad

It’s not just you. The federal government has become less responsive and more stingy with FOIA requests across agencies and types of requests, according to Still Waiting After All These Years:An in-depth analysis of FOIA performance from 1998 to 2006....
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17 Aug

Public records access laws lag as government cedes functions to private control

Privatization v. The Public’s Right To Know summarizes recent attempts by state and federal government to avoid scrutiny, wall off public records from open access and privatize government functions. Told through anecdotal stories, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the...
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12 Aug

ABA criminal records closure proposal fails – Arkansas restricts court records – Nebraska court rules on Internet documents

The trend by courts to restrict the availability of criminal records made a short swing past the American Bar Association which killed a proposal at its annual conference on Friday that would have recommend state and federal courts seal criminal...
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Arkansas, Criminal, Nebraska, Public Records, States 1 Comment

3 Aug

Database of the day: National Bridges – Deficient or Obsolete

Although the Federal Highway Administration collects all kinds of data on the condition of bridges it’s not presented in a consumer friendly format. You can download files by Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System, Highway Bridge by Owner or...
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2 Aug

Freedom of Information and Internet Research Resources

There are actually enough bloggers consistently writing on FOIA, open government and access to public records that we now have our own Carnival – a rotating group of writers who do regular round ups of the“Best posts from the FOIA-sphere.”...
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1 Aug

Arkansas State Police reports – Florida attorney disciplinary actions online

A change in state law now enables the Arkansas State Police to release criminal history reports to anyone who has a signed release from the subject. Reports are available for a fee, instantaneously, through the Online Criminal Background Check System....
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