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Lawsuit argues SC Ports’ payout to former CEO violated state law

  • David Wren

A lawsuit filed in Charleston County accuses the S.C. State Ports Authority of disregarding state laws on open meetings and public records in its handling of a nearly $1 million severance package for the maritime agency’s former director. Frank Heindel, a retired Mount Pleasant businessman and long-time public records activist, filed the suit this week. […]

Virginia

FOIA FRIDAY: Data center debate sparks Franklin resident’s transparency concerns

  • Staff Report

One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in […]

Iowa

Ryan Peterman seeks secretary of state records on voter data shared with DOJ

  • Robin Opsahl

Democratic Secretary of State candidate Ryan Peterman said Iowans “deserve answers” from Secretary of State Paul Pate on how voter data shared with the federal government is being used. Peterman held a news conference Wednesday on the steps of the Iowa State Capitol, where he announced he was filing four public records requests through the […]