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A&A: Mayor up for reelection wants to stifle public comment on candidates

FAC August 30, 2010

Q: The mayor who is running for reelection is currently advancing a policy revision to stifle the public comments during City Council meetings of anyone who is speaking to a ballot initiative or on a candidate. Recently the mayor discussed the changes she’s proposing in an interview with a local newspaper and mentioned email communication with the city attorney aimed at creating a city policy that disallows speakers on non agenda items from topics of

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Open records dispute: Judge orders university to release contract with Palin

donal brown August 26, 2010

A Superior Court judge has ordered California State University of Stanislaus to comply with public records laws and release a speakers contract with Sarah Palin. -db San Francisco Chronicle August 26, 2010 By Nanette Asimov California State University at Stanislaus violated public records laws and will have to release the speakers contract with Sarah Palin it had tried to keep secret, a judge has ruled. The details of Palin’s contract to speak at a June

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The Supreme Court and Corporate Free Speech: Citizen United v. FEC

FAC July 7, 2010

The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizen United v. Federal Election Commission, could change American democracy. Along with strong Democratic opposition, 76% of Republicans and 81% of independents believe the Citizens United ruling was wrong. -SMD TIME Magazine Commentary July 7, 2010 By Adam Cohen When the Supreme Court ended its term last week, its ruling extending gun rights was the big news. But the real headline of the term was the court’s decision earlier this

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Supreme Court rules names on anti-gay petition can be made public

donal brown June 24, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled for public disclosure of names on a petition to overturn a gay rights law in Washington state. Those for disclosure say it is an important victory for the public’s right to check signatures and to discover who are supporting particular political stances. -db SeattlePI.com June 24, 2010 By Chris Grygiel The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the names of people who signed petitions in an attempt to overturn a new

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Watchdog group: Lack of transparency damages ability to deal with oil spill disaster

donal brown June 15, 2010

OMB Watch, a nonprofit devoted to promoting government transparency and accountability, says that lack of information from the government and BP has hampered the public’s ability to deal with the spill. In particular, BP has not revealed the chemical makeup of the dispersants so that scientists and others can determine their possible long term consequences. -db OMB Watch Commentary June 15, 2010 Adding insult to injury, the worst oil spill in U.S. history has been plagued

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