Posts Tagged Public Records
Public Business Requires Advance Notice, Although it Doesn’t Always Work Out That Way
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 15, 2019
Members of the Norfolk School Board are facing criticism over meeting without public notice. It’s an issue that every Planning Commission and water-control board in Virginia has to deal with. Michael Pope reports.
Social Media and Lawmakers: What is Public Record and What Isn’t?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 5, 2017
Are social media posts public records? That was the question in a recent legal case that could have far reaching consequences for public records in Virginia. Michael Pope has the story.
Should Social Media Posts from Lawmakers Be Considered Public Records?
Posted by dmjones101 in Virginia's News on August 4, 2017
When an elected official posts on Facebook, is that a public record? That’s the question at the center of a Henrico County case that could have broad implications for freedom of information. Michael Pope has the story.
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From NPR News- New California Financial Watchdog Would Take Aim At Predatory Lenders Amid Pandemic August 14, 2020California may be on the cusp of creating a watchdog agency. Proponents say federal regulators aren't doing their job, leaving leaving millions of Americans vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis.
- Trump Campaign Trying to Win over Black Voters, But President Remains a Tough Sell August 14, 2020The president's campaign had begun holding "Black Voices for Trump" events, but the coronavirus pandemic shut down in-person campaigning for months. During that time, the election landscape shifted.
- After Beirut, Experts Warn Of 'Dangerous Gaps' In U.S. Oversight Of Ammonium Nitrate August 14, 2020The experts and regulators are calling for the federal government to renew efforts to bolster safe storage, handling, use and transport rules for ammonium nitrate in the U.S.
- Political Conventions Will Likely Never Be The Same August 14, 2020The pandemic forced this years conventions to go virtual. That won't be the end of the change, as future gatherings shift from the age of television to the world of social media and viral moments.
- Colleges That Keep Small Isolated Towns Vibrant Now Pose Public Health Threat August 14, 2020Many of those institutions hung on year-to-year even before the pandemic. Now COVID-19 threatens to cut off the oxygen sustaining these schools, and the sports programs that drive enrollment.
- New California Financial Watchdog Would Take Aim At Predatory Lenders Amid Pandemic August 14, 2020
- From BBC News
- Coronavirus: France to be added to UK quarantine countries August 14, 2020Many of the 160,000 Britons in France face a scramble to return before 04:00 BST on Saturday.
- Coronavirus: Lockdown to ease further in England from Saturday August 14, 2020More beauty treatments, small wedding receptions and live indoor shows can resume this weekend.
- Coronavirus: France on quarantine list, and UK vaccine stockpile boosted August 14, 2020Five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Friday morning.
- Coronavirus travel: Majorca's party capital deserted August 13, 2020Majorca's famous party destination Magaluf has been left deserted because of coronavirus.
- A-levels: Labour call for government U-turn over 'exams fiasco' August 14, 2020Give pupils the grades their teachers predicted, says Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer.
- Coronavirus: France to be added to UK quarantine countries August 14, 2020
