Madison Officials To Examine Their Multitasking After State Journal Nabs ‘Em

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Charles N. Davis

Thanks to this story, which revealed that Madison City Council members are emailing or texting colleagues, lobbyists, staff and others during public meetings, led to this welcome piece of news: Madison City Council members intend to examine rules for emailing and texting during public meetings, and others are calling for a statewide review of such communications [...]

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FOI Ombuds May Not Be Perfect, But Here Is Why They Beat Nothing Hands Down…

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Charles N. Davis

School officials deny access to information, and cite no exemption for doing so. In steps the access counselor… After The Tribune filed a complaint with Indiana’s public access counselor, a School City of Mishawaka official said the district will now comply with a legal requirement to provide the media with certain public records before school [...]

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Hands Off the Smartphones, During the Public Meeting

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Charles N. Davis

Looking for a Facebook status update or email during the next big vote by the Royal Oak City Commission or Sterling Heights City Council? Don’t. A handful of communities in southeastern Michigan are asking local lawmakers to keep their hands off their smartphones or iPads at council meetings, banning them from communicating electronically with each [...]

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Quite possibly not what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they talked democracy…

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Charles N. Davis

This story is just crazy awesome. Seems the Regents at Rutgers had a crowd fairly upset with them the other night over, well, I don’t know…an issue of university import. So their response? They built a wall between themselves and the crowd! I would have given anything to be at that meeting…and I so hope [...]

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