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from NFOIC.org:A weekly newspaper in New Mexico has been awarded a litigation grant from the Knight FOI Fund to press a legal action against a state college for disregarding basic requirements of that state's "sunshine law."The $11,000 grant to the Rio Grande Sun newspaper was announced by the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC), which administers the Fund that was created by the Charles N. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987084587838968158noreply@blogger.com0

from the AMERICAN-STATESMAN:A Nueces County skirmish over open records could land an Austin state agency official in prison for up to 10 years.Or it could leave several Nueces County officials looking foolish.[...]Adan Muñoz Jr., executive director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, has been charged with two felony counts of misuse of official information — a crime that typically pertainsCharles N. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987084587838968158noreply@blogger.com0

from the National Press Club:The National Press Club Board of Governors voted on Aug. 23 to honor a University of Missouri journalism professor and an Iranian blogger with its 2010 John Aubuchon Freedom of the Press Award.The award, given each year to one domestic and one international recipient, honors people who have contributed to the cause of press freedom and open government.This year’s U.S.Charles N. Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987084587838968158noreply@blogger.com2