Questions remain for the Guilford Selectboard, and they need to answer them.
Tag: public records
Officials: Public records request straining understaffed Norwich town office
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Democratic candidates for Vermont secretary of state debate the details of good governance
Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters and Montpelier City Clerk John Odum shared similar political values but found room to carve out distinctions.
High court finds private health care contractor for state subject to public records law
The decision by the Vermont Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling, and sides with the Human Rights Defense Center in a bid it has waged since 2015 to obtain records related to legal claims against a medical care provider for the state Department of Corrections.
Public or secret? High court weighs records of prison health care contractor
The Vermont Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether to release documents related to claims made and settlements reached by a company the state hired to provide medical care to prison inmates.
ACLU urges Vermont Supreme Court to rule for transparency in prison records case
Vermont’s former prison health care contractor is fighting disclosure of settlements reached in lawsuits over patient care.
Demoted Springfield prison head won’t oppose ‘more detailed’ document release
Ed Adams said he will not oppose a request from VTDigger to remove redactions from state records related to state investigations into his conduct that included claims of sexual harassment and threatening behavior.
AG’s office on the hot seat at public records forum
Charity Clark, chief of staff to Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan, defended several of the office’s recent controversial decisions regarding access to documents.
WATCH LIVE: VTDigger's forum on access to public records
Why isn't the state an open book? Experts discuss, starting Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Jim Condos: Protecting access to public records
I hope our legislators will join me in making it our shared New Year’s resolution to protect and expand access to public records in 2020.
Clerks say they still plan to charge for Vermont land records
‘Land records have their own fees set in statute,’ says Barre City Clerk Carol Dawes. ‘They help to cover the cost of staffing and storing these records in perpetuity.’
Scott instructs agencies to change public records policy. Donovan digs in his heels.
The governor and attorney general remain at odds over images taken of government documents during public inspection.
Corrections department rebuffs VTDigger again in public records dispute
An index of documents related to the dismissal of a corrections superintendent that a judge ordered the DOC provide to VTDigger lacks vital information, the news organization argues.
Fact-check: Donovan misses mark with claim that 'most' records requests come from private firms
The attorney general has come under fire for a new policy on photographing public records. In his defense of the policy, he overstated the facts.
