Armed with information I ripped from my copy of “Quill” magazine, a coupon for the airport shuttle bus and the EIJ15 app, I headed to my first Society of Professional Journalists’ Excellence in Journalism (EIJ) 2015 Conference in Florida last …
Bad news for open government.
Noting there were not enough votes to get the two bills that would update the state’s sunshine laws out of committee, State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck) took both bills off the state Senate Budget and …
This Tuesday, June 23, an important committee meeting will take place in Trenton, one that could greatly affect open government in New Jersey. We are urging you to write to the legislators in your district and have created a format …
NJ-SPJ officers Ron Miskoff and Miriam Ascarelli were at a state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee hearing in Trenton yesterday supporting proposed legislation to update and modernize NJ’s Open Public Meetings Act (OMPA) and Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Also …
We’ll be honoring the winners of this year’s NJ-SPJ Excellence in Journalism Awards on June 27 in a two-part celebration in Newark. The festivities begin with a reception at the Robert Treat Hotel, 50 Park Pl., followed by a 3 …