Tag: New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
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Judge ruled Spotswood school board breached transparency regulations
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD–What began with an email voicing concerns about a local Board of Education’s nonpublic and public meetings minutes has ended in a court ruling declaring that the board had in fact breached New Jersey’s Sunshine Law. Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Lisa Vignuolo has ruled that the Spotswood Board of Education violated the Open…
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Lawsuit alleges deficiencies with minutes, meeting notices in Spotswood
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — When it comes to the status of minutes from dozens of public and nonpublic meetings, the Spotswood Board of Education (BOE) will need to have a better answer than “the dog ate it.” The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG), a nonprofit that promotes transparency in government,…