The best speech in the N.J. Legislature Monday about the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) bill
Assemblyman Brian Bergen was the most vocal opponent of the OPRA bill Monday.
‘Today’s OPRA bill is not who we are’ says Newark mayor as his fellow Democrats vote to rollback transparency in N.J. with help from GOP
The bill was approved by the Senate 21-10, with nine senators abstaining.
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.
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.
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 (formerly Twitter) about mayors being overwhelmed…
FDU poll: Most N.J. voters oppose rolling back public records access
4 out of 5 voters oppose changing OPRA Proposed changes to New Jersey’s Open Public Records…
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?
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 bill that would gut the state’s…
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.