For the past two years, the Senate and Assembly have marked Sunshine Week by passing different FOIL reform bills, yet none have become law. This year, transparency advocates urge both houses to unite behind a package of four key bills designed to modernize FOIL and enhance government accountability:…
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The New York Coalition For Open Government has documented large scale non-compliance with the Open Meetings Law and the Freedom of Information Law at the local level.…
Letter from Peter Wolf Law is Clear: Public Has Right To Know Former school superintendent Theresa Carlin stated, “I’d love to comment and share the story, but am not able due to the NDA …” (Non-Disclosure Agreement). When a public employee resigns from a position and taxpayers are obligated to pay the employee’s salary and health benefits for an additional year, the public has a right to know what happened. Supt. Carlin and the school district entered into a “Release…
Editorial for October 19, 2018 Justice Must Be Done, And SEEN To Be Done The truism, “not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done” – actually, it’s a famed quote from a 1924 British legal case – should apply to court proceedings and – if credibility is to be maintained – to democratic government generally. With intent interest, the citizens of Otsego County have observed the wheels of justice turn since Memorial Day Weekend…
