public records /tags/public-records public records en-US Copyright Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:23:50 GMT Broken records: Citizens face growing obstacles to public records, and lawmakers make it worse /politics-government/2024-07-04/broken-records-citizens-face-growing-obstacles-to-public-records-and-lawmakers-make-it-worse Across the Northwest and the country, citizens are facing longer wait times, steep fees and other obstacles to obtaining government records the law says they deserve. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:23:50 GMT /politics-government/2024-07-04/broken-records-citizens-face-growing-obstacles-to-public-records-and-lawmakers-make-it-worse Daniel Walters Portland sues OPB, seeks to block public release of business clean energy tax payments /media-society/2024-01-24/portland-sues-opb-seeks-to-block-public-release-of-business-clean-energy-tax-payments The city of Portland has filed a lawsuit against a local journalist and news outlet in an attempt to block the public release of information about which businesses were required to pay into a voter-approved climate program, records show. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:07:41 GMT /media-society/2024-01-24/portland-sues-opb-seeks-to-block-public-release-of-business-clean-energy-tax-payments Shane Dixon Kavanaugh This bill could give Californians an ally on public record requests /politics-government/2023-09-12/this-bill-could-give-californians-an-ally-on-public-record-requests A bipartisan bill would create a state ombudsperson to intervene when public records requests are denied. But an advocacy group is concerned that it will encourage state agencies to go to court. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:50:40 GMT /politics-government/2023-09-12/this-bill-could-give-californians-an-ally-on-public-record-requests Sameea Kamal Oregon Legislature Fortifies Independence For State Public Records Advocate /politics-government/2021-06-23/oregon-legislature-fortifies-independence-for-state-public-records-advocate Senate Bill 500 delegates authority to hire and fire the records advocate to the Public Records Advisory Council, authorizes council to support and oppose legislation related to open records. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:27:39 GMT /politics-government/2021-06-23/oregon-legislature-fortifies-independence-for-state-public-records-advocate Sam Stites Results From Oregon's First Public Records Survey /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-08-20/results-from-oregons-first-public-records-survey Oregon prides itself on being an open-government state, with public information easily obtained by the public. Journalists can and will tell you that the… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:43:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-08-20/results-from-oregons-first-public-records-survey The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team Getting More Sunshine Into Government Records /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-12/getting-more-sunshine-into-government-records Sunshine Week sounds like something related to the arrival of spring, but it's really the other kind of sunshine: that kind that shines on the work of… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-12/getting-more-sunshine-into-government-records The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team Oregon Public Records Advocate Finds Many Flaws /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-18/oregon-public-records-advocate-finds-many-flaws People may talk in ominous terms of "the government," but the government does the business of the people. So there's a general sense that the workings of… Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-18/oregon-public-records-advocate-finds-many-flaws Geoffrey Riley Journalists Laud New Oregon Records Laws /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-07-31/journalists-laud-new-oregon-records-laws "Transparency" is the term often used to describe a government in which the workings are visible and open to the public. Which is how things are supposed… Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:29:27 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-07-31/journalists-laud-new-oregon-records-laws Geoffrey Riley The State Of "Sunshine" In Oregon /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-17/the-state-of-sunshine-in-oregon Sunshine Week leads us straight into spring, but it's really not about the sun shining in the sky. Sunshine Week celebrates openness in government--the… Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:31:37 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-17/the-state-of-sunshine-in-oregon Geoffrey Riley Rewarding LACK Of Transparency: "The Foilies" /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-15/rewarding-lack-of-transparency-the-foilies Let the sun shine! Sunshine Week celebrates the public's right to know the business of government... and observes the uneven delivery of the goods by… Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:57:20 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-03-15/rewarding-lack-of-transparency-the-foilies Geoffrey Riley