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Local Open Government Blog
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Local Open Government blog is devoted to legal issues and information on open government laws in Washington state and the rest of the country relevant to local governments.
For over a century, Foster Pepper PLLC has advised Washington local governments on the Federal and State constitutions and the laws affecting government organization and operation. Washington has a long tradition regarding open government. Washington is one of the first states to adopt the appearance of fairness doctrine for the conduct of government officials in public hearings. The State’s Open Public Meetings Act, Public Records Act, Public Disclosure Act (campaign finance) and state and local ethics laws carry forward that tradition. Foster Pepper, and its Public Disclosure Team, continue to represent and defend counties, cities and special purpose districts on these and other open government issues. Foster Pepper lawyers work with local governments in the drafting of policies and laws, training and educational programs, compliance matters and, when necessary, litigation and appeals.
- Added on: Feb 27th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Leslie Larson
- Listed in: Law & Legal Politics
- Tags: washington state open records campaign finance public disclosure sunshine laws open meetings
Recent Posts
U.S. Supreme Court to Address Privacy of Text Messages Sent on Employer-Owned Devices
The Seattle Times reported this week that the United State Supreme Court announced that it would consider whether an employee has a right to privacy when sending and receiving text messages on an employer-owned electronic device. The case is Cit...
Sunshine Committee Issues its Annual Report to the Legislature
On November 13 the Sunshine Committee issued its third annual report to the legislature. The Committee adopted recommendations to retain, modify, or eliminate 9 exemptions to the Public Records Act. Among the Committee's recommendations are that the ...
Sunshine Committee on Governor\'s List For Possible Elimination
Yesterday, Governor Gregoire signed an executive order that eliminated 17 boards and commissions and she has asked lawmakers to eliminate 78 other boards, which according to the Spokesman-Review includes the Public Records Exemptions Accountability ...
State Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Allows Judges to Blog
In a recent Ethics Opinion, the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee authorized blogging by judges. The Ethics Opinion advises, however, that any judge that engages in blogging should consider posting a disclaimer that the opinions expressed are o...
Kitsap County Parks Department Takes Down Facebook Site In Light of Secretary of State\'s Records Management Advisory
The Kitsap Sun recently reported that on October 28, 2009, the Kitsap County Parks and Recreation Department’s blog (launched September 8, 2009 and hosted on a County intern’s Facebook site) was taken down. According to the article, ...
Washington State Archives Publishes Records Management Advice Regarding Blogs, Wikis, Facebook and Twitter
The Washington State Archives recently published a records management advice sheet entitled “Electronic Records Management: Blogs, Wikis, Facebook, Twitter & Managing Public Records” that provides guidance to state and local governmen...
