Learn about typical models for public private contracts, and the advantages, disadvantages and risks associated with them. This live webinar will provide you with an introduction into this new project structure which has increased in use over the past several years from major infrastructure projects to smaller local projects. Areas that will be covered include factors increasing the use of public private contracts; types of projects for which...

Eliminate problems upfront by adhering to Missouri's Sunshine Law Find out what Missouri law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you'll get updates on recent developments in the interpret...

Uncertain how the Freedom of Information Act and Michigan open meetings laws apply to you? Find out what Michigan law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recent developments in the interpretation of these laws. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal a...

Find out which meetings - of which bodies - are open meetings under Nebraska law. This seminar will get you headed in the right direction to avoid costly mistakes and litigation. Find out what Nebraska law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records...

Dirty laundry and county board meetings - what do these have in common? Both could be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Whether and when electronic communications such as emails, text messages, social media posts and tweets are subject to public records laws is a confusing and challenging question for public officials and journalists alike. This live webinar explains when such electronic communications must be disclosed and when they...

Uncertain how Florida's Sunshine laws apply to you? Find out what Florida law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of state public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recent developments in the interpretation of these laws. This...

Arm yourself with an updated knowledge of California's public meeting and open records laws. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records and open meetings laws. Find out what California law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recen...

Unsure how public records and open meetings laws apply to you? Find out what Vermont law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you will get updates on recent developments in the interpretat...

The Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1966, was the first law that gave Americans the right to access the records of federal agencies. FOIA establishes a legal right of access to government records and information on the basis of the principles of openness and accountability in government. In 1974, after the Watergate scandal the act was amended to force greater agency compliance. In 1991 the General Accounting Office reported over 1.9 m...

Stay current on public records and meetings laws in Colorado. Find out what Colorado law has to say about balancing the public's right to information with the individual's right to privacy. If you're involved with a public entity or if you represent the media, you need to know the ins and outs of federal and state public records and open meetings laws. Join us for this seminar and you'll get updates on recent developments in the interpretatio...