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The state of Montana has paid $60,000 to the ACLU of Montana as part of a settlement over its initial refusal to release documents related to its preparations for anticipated protests against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.  By Associated Press  Feb. 28, 2022, at 4:21 p.m.  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana…

By Paul Nelson KSL News Radio   SALT LAKE CITY — A bill before the Utah Legislature would make it harder for reporters — and the public — to access some records stemming from internal government investigations.   Friday at 8 a.m., lawmakers plan to take up House Bill 399, which targets the types of public records…

Civil Beat Editorial Board February 27 2022   Some bills before the Legislature would help — for instance, by reducing copying fees. Others are bad ideas that would blow holes in the public’s right to know.   Read more from the Civil Beat Editorial Board here 

Cate Charron Feb 1 2022 Indiana Daily Student IU violated public access laws when it denied the Indiana Daily Student’s open records request for a student’s disciplinary record pertaining to sexual assault, according to the opinion of Luke Britt, the Indiana Public Access Counselor.   After the university denied access to such records, the IDS reported…