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Wall Street Journal sues for access to Medicare fraud database

donal brown January 25, 2011

The Wall Street Journal has filed to overturn a longstanding injunction that blocks access to records of Medicare fraud and the doctors implicated in the fraud. -db Dow Jones Press Release January 25, 2011 NEW YORK – The publisher of The Wall Street Journal filed court papers today to overturn a 31-year-old court injunction that blocks public access to records containing evidence of Medicare fraud and the doctors behind it. The filing by Dow Jones

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Santa Ana: Closed sessions before council meetings thwart public access

donal brown October 9, 2010

Santa Ana residents are finding it difficult to address the city council on matters of concern since the council always starts their meetings in closed session with no set time for resurfacing for the public session. -db Voice of OC October 7, 2010 By Norberto Santana, Jr. Santa Ana resident Mike Tardiff has a couple simple requests for the members of his City Council. He would like them to start their regular meetings in public,

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Morgan Hill mayor denies violating Brown Act

donal brown August 4, 2010

A citizen accused the Morgan Hill mayor of violating California’s open meeting law when the mayor refused to allow him to speak during a recent city council meeting. The mayor said the man couldn’t speak because he did not fill out a speaker card and give it to the clerk at the start of the meeting. -db Morgan Hill Times August 3, 2010 By Michael Moore Morgan Hill Mayor Steve Tate said he did not

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Law proposed to shed light on state university foundations

donal brown August 17, 2009

University officials claim that a law forcing disclosure financial dealings of nonprofit university foundations serving state institutions would be too costly. Open government advocates say that recent expenditures, illegal or questionable, show the need for disclosure. -DB Capitol Weekly August 13, 2009 By Maryam Ali Free-speech groups are trying to force the state’s public universities to disclose financial relationships worth more than $6.25 billion. At issue are scores of nonprofit foundations linked to the schools. The

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Homeland Security wins praise for engaging public in planning

donal brown August 4, 2009

The Homeland Security Department held the first of three online dialogues this week to allow the public to comment on their long-term stratigic plans. -DB NextGov July 3, 2009 By Jill R. Aitoro The Homeland Security Department launched its first of three online dialogues on Monday that ask the public to comment on the department’s long-term strategic plans before they become official policy. The dialogue is part of DHS’ response to a request by Congress for

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