Open meetings revisions eyed by Fahner backers and critics
A law overhaul proposed by Attorney General Tyrone Fahner would redefine meetings and tighten open records rules. It would require public notice for all meetings, publish written minutes, and empower courts to void secret sessions, drawing mixed support from press groups and government groups.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
Gary
Patricia Trulock
Tyrone C. Fahner
Trulocks
Taylorville
Fahner
Trulock
Jim Reilly
Jacksonville
Illinois Press Association
Common Cause
Illinois
General Assembly
Reilly
Shawn Denney
Terry L. Bruce
D-Olney
David R. West
West
Press Association
Citizens’ Lobby
Aaron Jaffee
D-Skokie
Attorney General and Press Association
Robert Swain
Common Cause Issues
Jaffee
Swain
Bill Miller
Illinois Freedom of Information Council
Miller
Chicago
Illinois Municipal League
Municipal League
Steve Sargent
Massie named head of Illinois Abandoned Mined Lands Council
Sue Massie of Springfield is appointed executive director of the Illinois Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council by Lt. Gov. Dave O Nea l as acting director since February 1. A landscape architect by training and longtime state staffer, Massie previously ran Massie Massie and Associates and worked on rural land planning and reclamation projects.
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Sue Massie
Springfield
Tal Planning
Northbook
Macon County Regional Planning Commission
Massie
University of Illinois
Memphis may become Gulf shore if ice melts study says
Memphis Tennessee AP reports scientists study propose a future where the city could lie on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico if global ice melt proceeds, an idea tied to large scale climatic change and sea level rise.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Gulf of Mexico
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