The Virginia Senate Tuesday passed a bill that, ifsigned by the governor, will prevent disclosure of the identities of anonymousdonors to three public universities.
Author: A. Matthew Deal
New Penn. law opens access to more public records
A bill updating the state's more-than-50-year-old open records law was signed by Gov. Ed Rendell Feb 14.
Local paper to continue fight for access to report on coaches at Calif. high school
A Redding newspaper received Friday five pages from a 90-page investigative conduct report regarding parents' complaints about two football coaches -- an excerpt that one editor termed"worthless" for its lack of detail.
U.S. House passes bill to require colleges to release more safety information
The U.S. House of Representatives onThursday passed a bill that would require colleges and universities to releasemore campus safety information and issue public warnings within 30 minutes of athreat or emergency.
Wash. free-expression bill dies in state Senate
The state Senate's Judiciary Committee willnot hold a hearing on a bill created to protect public high school and collegejournalists from censorship, effectively ending its chances of being passed thissession.
Minn. appeals court upholds dismissal of former dean's libel suit
A state appeals court on Friday upheld thedismissal of a former dean's libel and defamation lawsuit against St.Cloud State University's student newspaper, the UniversityChronicle.