Miscellaneous Friday Musings

Just a few things to report today.

Check out two blogs by Robert Ambrogi, who is a Massachusetts media lawyer and the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association. His blog, Media Law, touches on a lot of open government issues and his blog, Robert Ambrogi's Lawsites, tracks websites for and by the legal profession.

Also check out the website for the Coalition of Journalists For Open Government. The organization's primary goal is to protect and increase the public's access to government meetings and records. It's primary focus is on the federal government.

In the coming weeks, I plan to compare the Massachusetts open government laws with those is other states to see where we stand in comparison. For now, however, you can go to the website for the Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project for a rating of Massachusetts laws.