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Transparency
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Sunshine in Missouri
Jean’s self-chastisement
By Jean Maneke
I have been chastised by several persons whose opinions I value over comments I made recentlyin the Columbia Tribune regarding actions by the board members of the Missouri HigherEducation Loan…
Sunshine in Missouri
The foul smell of sunshine law violations
By Jean Maneke
The city council in one Missouri community needs to hold a closed meeting for litigation purposes. It wants to meet with its lawyers to discuss settlement of an employment matter.…
Media Law Prof Blog
Senator Boxer Releases Hitherto Unknown FCC Draft Reports; Martin Promises Investigation Into Why They Were Not Released
Senator Barbara Boxer has released two FCC reports that were apparently shelved, and FCC head Kevin Martin has indicated he will investigate why they were never released. In a letter…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What’s going on behind closed doors at the US Sentencing Commission?
Main August 26, 2006What's going on behind closed doors at the US Sentencing Commission?Academics and federal defenders have long complained that the US Sentencing Commission often deliberates in secret and…
LawSites
Newspaper webcasts its news meetings
In an experiment in newsroom "transparency," The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane, Wash., yesterday began webcasting its news meetings. Meetings are streamed live for anyone to watch at 10 a.m. and…
Sunshine in Missouri
The only one left in the dark is YOU
By Jean Maneke
A city council is meeting tonight to discuss its contract with the county sheriff to provide law enforcement services to the city. The meeting has been scheduled behind closed doors.…
Sunshine in Missouri
The sun sometimes shines in Missouri
By Jean Maneke
For some time, I've thought about creating a blog about Missouri's Sunshine Law, but just haven't gotten it done. But if one never starts, it never happens, so now it's…
Pension Risk Matters
Practice What You Preach
Mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, life insurance companies, endowments and foundations play an increasingly important role in helping companies and governments raise capital. According to the New York Stock…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Bob Woodward: Would You Buy the Book?
By Ellen Podgor
Listening to Bob Woodward on Larry King Live makes one wonder what has happened in the journalism world. It seems ironic that a newspaper person, someone who is supposed to…
LawSites
Sunshine Week launches a blog
I attended a conference this weekend where I heard Debra Gersh Hernandez, national coordinator of Sunshine Week, talk about plans for Sunshine Week 2006. Like the first event this year,…