The Nassau County Legislature has decided to post transcripts of its public hearings dating back to 2005 online, along with videos of sessions going forward.
We can only say thank you, hallelujah –– and it’s about time.
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5/8/14
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Around this time last year, we editorialized on the need for more transparency in government to guard against corruption and restore citizens’ faith in our democracy.
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4/3/14
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Citizens have the right to open government and to the information their governments have.
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3/21/13
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Q: I went down to my local Town Hall and filled out a Freedom of Information Law request to get some information about why the Town had decided to adopt a new law. They wouldn’t give me an …
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By A. Thomas Levin
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1/11/13
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Freedom of information is a journalist’s most cherished freedom, for without it, truth can be obscured and the public kept in the dark. Among journalists’s most commonly used tools is the …
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Lee Landor
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12/14/11
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Most Long Islanders know -- thanks to pocket-draining experience -- that living here carries a hefty price tag. What many don’t seem to know is that they can change that.
How?
One way is …
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Lee Landor
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9/22/10
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