Openness in government discussed at workshop
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
TWIN FALLS — Elected officials and government workers attended a workshop Monday to learn how to not get in trouble.
From the Times-News
Archive for December, 2005
Open meetings forum draws crowd
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005POCATELLO – Although they don’t always have the right to participate, citizens do possess inalienable rights to watch what’s done with their tax dollars, state attorney general’s office representatives said Friday.
From the State Journal
IDOG seminars draw crowds in Boise, Caldwell
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005Eighty people in Caldwell and nearly 100 in Boise attended recent IDOG seminars on Idaho’s open meetings and public records laws, led by Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Deputy Attorney General Bill von Tagen and IDOG President Betsy Russell…
Pressure builds on Idaho legislators to keep committee meetings open
Thursday, December 1st, 2005A statewide organization of Idaho citizens is overwhelmingly opposed to lawmakers having carte blanche to close legislative committee hearings, putting more pressure on legislative leaders to craft new rules and end a prolonged court battle over the current closed-door option.
From The Associated Press