Democracy in peril: Why you should care about the N.J. Open Public Records Act bill
The N.J. Legislature could vote as early as Monday on a bill that would gut the state’s Open Public Records Act.
Krystal Knapp
Krystal Knapp is the founder of The Jersey Vindicator and the hyperlocal news website Planet Princeton. Previously she was a reporter at The Trenton Times for a decade. Prior to becoming a journalist she worked for Centurion, a Princeton-based nonprofit that works to free the innocent from prison. A graduate of Smith College, she earned her master's of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and her master's certificate in entrepreneurial journalism from The Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY.
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Ten ways the latest Open Public Records Act (OPRA) bill guts transparency in N.J. and weakens the public’s right to know
A bill being rushed through the N.J. Senate and Assembly…
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Key provision that guts Open Public Records Act remains as N.J. Legislature prepares for May 13 OPRA bill vote
The amended OPRA bill is expected to be voted on in committee Thursday, May 9 and in the Semate and Assembly Monday, May 13.
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Williams-Transco abandons Northeast Supply Enhancement gas pipeline project
Williams-Transco has notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that the company…
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We filed a public records request for the OPRA log from Eilzabeth, N.J., and this is what we got back
Back in November, Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage complained on X…
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FDU poll: Most N.J. voters oppose rolling back public records access
4 out of 5 voters oppose changing OPRA Proposed changes…
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They’re doing it because they can: Democratic leadership in N.J. Legislature seems determined to curtail the public’s rights to know
What’s the rush to gut government transparency in New Jersey?
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Testimony of state’s top watchdog on concerns about N.J. Open Public Records bill
Kevin Walsh, the acting state comptroller, testified Monday against a…
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Congressman Andy Kim voices opposition to proposed N.J. legislation that puts public records access in peril
Assembly and Senate committes are scheduled to vote on OPRA revisions Monday morning.
