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Judge Rules City Can't Keep Ties With Utility Secret

Great Falls, Montana, wouldn't let its citizens know details of its contracts with a utility. But a judge stopped that.
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WatchDog TipSheet
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Government
Region:
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)
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TOOLBOX: Reginfo.gov Offers Beat Reporters a Powerful Mischief Detector

Reginfo.gov helps reporters track regulatory mischief — and deregulatory mischief too — government-wide.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations
Government
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
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Public
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USDA Raises Barriers to Disclosure of Predator Control Info

The Department of Agriculture has stopped reporting publicly how many animals it kills for farmers and ranchers in its predator control program.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Agriculture
Government
Journalism & Media
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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EPA, Union Ink Pact To Restore Closed Libraries — Even Chemical Risk Info

EPA and an employees union have signed an agreement on procedures for reopening agency libraries closed by the Bush administration.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Midnight Regs: Many Environmental Items on Final Bush Agenda

The rush to deregulate whatever can be deregulated before President Bush leaves the White House is on. Part 2.
SEJ Publication Types:
TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations
Government
Environmental Politics
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Press Releases Could Get Security Stamp From White House

Here's an embargo that a federal employee could face charges for breaking.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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House Passes Bill To Open Up Federal Advisory Committees

The House passed a bill that would do more to ensure open records and meetings of federal advisory committees.
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WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Laws & Regulations
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Justice Settles Hatfill Case, Locy Jail Threat Still Pends

With the Hatfil anthrax case settled, why is a court still threatening reporter Toni Locy with jail and fines for refusing to reveal the identity of confidential sources?
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Corps Withholds Dam Inventory Data

The Army Corps of Engineers has stopped giving the public access to a database that shows how well federal agencies are doing at dam safety.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Water & Oceans
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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Study: FOIA Reforms Haven't Brought Better Performance -- Yet

Despite a Bush Executive Order ostensibly aimed at improving agency FOIA performance, most agencies have little to show two years later.
SEJ Publication Types:
WatchDog TipSheet
Topics on the Beat:
Government
Region:
National (U.S.)
Visibility:
Public
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