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FEC agrees Citizens United is media so doesn’t have to disclose donors

donal brown June 14, 2010

The Federal Elections Commission ruled that the conservative Citizens United was a media organization and as such did not have to disclose the donors behind their documentaries. -db The Washington Post June 9, 2010 By Carol D. Leonnig The conservative political group Citizens United has won a ruling from federal election authorities that it does not need to disclose the donors that finance its political documentaries. Citizens United successfully argued to the Federal Elections Commission

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Lodi: School district interviews said to violate district’s own open meeting bylaw

donal brown June 14, 2010

The Lodi Unified School District trustees held closed-door interviews for board openings and selected two finalists. The only problem was that in doing so they violated a long standing bylaw to hold the interviews in a public meeting. -db Lodi News-Sentinel June 11, 2010 By Jennifer Bonnett Three Lodi Unified School District trustees finished closed-door interviews of applicants for the board Thursday and named two finalists, Jack Bray and John Carvana. The two finalists will

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Hughson: Six challengers run in recall election over Brown Act violations

donal brown June 14, 2010

Six Hughson citizens have stepped up to run for seats on the City Council in the August recall election. -db The Turlock Journal June 11, 2010 By Maegan Martens At the end of the candidacy filing period on Thursday, six Hughson residents submitted their applications to fight for a seat on the City Council in the Aug. 24 recall election. There will be two challengers for each of the three Hughson City Council seats on

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Brown Act: Editorial opposes change to open meeting law

donal brown June 14, 2010

To save government agencies money, the Senate Budget Committee wants to suspend the requirement that agendas be posted 72 hours in advance. -db Merced Sun-Star Editorial June. 11, 2010 The same money problems that saw 2009 become the newspaper industry’s worst financial year in history now threaten a key part of the public’s right to know. The state Senate’s Budget Conference Committee wants to water down the power of the Brown Act. That’s the law

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Obama said to be tougher than Bush in prosecuting for leaks to the media

donal brown June 13, 2010

The Obama administration is vigorously investigating and prosecuting officials leaking information to the press including a veteran intelligence official who considers himself a loyal citizen and a whistle blower but now faces  federal charges for mishandling classified information. -db The New York Times June 11, 2010 By Scott Shane WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hired in 2001 by the National Security Agency to help it catch up with the e-mail and cellphone revolution, Thomas A. Drake became

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