Public Has Right to Know About Projects Like East-West Highway
By Rachel Healy In March, the ACLU of Maine testified before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee in favor of a bill to restore the public’s […]
NEFAC’s Suffolk Chapter Looks at Effects of ‘Citizens United’ on 2012 Elections
By Rosanna Cavanagh The panelists included Jeff Clements, author of “Corporations Are Not People,” Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause of Massachusetts, attorney Gregory V.
Reasons for Security Alert at Brattleboro, Vt., Schools Still Undisclosed
By Tom D’Errico Because there was little information offered on the call, many parents took to calling the local police
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AG Calls It ‘Myopic’ But Takes No Issue With Study Showing Weak Access Enforcement
By Steven Brown PROVIDENCE — He considered it “myopic” and “one sided,” but Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin apparently couldn’t take issue
Newtown Spins Off Debates on First and Second Amendment Rights
By James H. Smith Newtown, Connecticut, is still studded with stone walls. Its giant signatory flagpole still stands in the
Press Herald Asks Court to Open 911 Transcripts in Fatal Maine Shootings
By Cliff Schechtman A teenager calls the Biddeford, Maine, Police Department and says his landlord is threatening him. An officer promptly arrives
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Commentary and Coverage 2013
Nominations Sought for Regional Open-Government Awards | 12.20.13 The Forecaster “The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking nominations for a
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Commentary and Coverage 2012
NEFAC to Recognize Private Citizen, Journalist for Right-to-Know | 12.7.12 Providence Journal “‘NEFAC’s board wanted to recognize the fact that every
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Commentary and Coverage 2011
Globe Editor Honored by First Amendment Group | 10.15.11 The Boston Globe “The New England First Amendment Coalition said [Editor Marty]
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Commentary and Coverage 2010
New Regional 1st Amendment Group Names Director | 11.14.10 The Bulletin “Rosanna Cavanagh, who has law and business degrees from Cornell