Megan Rhyne
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Megan Rhyne
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Director, Virginia Coalition for Open Government. No political party occupies the moral high ground on #transparency or #FOIA #GDTBATH www.opengovva.org
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Sometimes when government officials/employees complain about a provision in FOIA and how FOIA needs to be changed, what they're really complaining about the fact that their systems aren't set up to follow those provisions.
VCOG All Access News, 10/23/25: about fees or #FOIA; pepper spray video; embezzlement; email access; 2:30 a.m.
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Transparency News, 10/23/25 – Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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Another unpublished opinion from the Court of Appeals on defamation. The court said an individual's comments that the then-chair of the Prince William County school board was a sexual predator/harasser were "non-actionable expressions of opinion."
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VCOG All Access News, 10/21/25: defamation ruling; censure; divorce intervention; $42K fees; don't share pix #FOIA
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Transparency News, 10/21/25 – Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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VCOG All Access News, 10/17/25: courts on immunity and Flock data; supervisor's #FOIA primer; question, not a request
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Transparency News, 10/17/25 – Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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VCOG All Access News, 10/13/25: #FOIA Library part II; nonprofit review; asbestos; transparency & the shutdown
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Transparency News, 10/13/25 – Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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VCOG All Access News, 10/9/25: pepper spray records; no pursuit of funds; utility dashboard; disbanded #FOIA
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Transparency News, 10/9/25 – Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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VCOG All Access News, 10/7/25: athletes are paid, but how much?; 2/3 majority?; AI in fed #FOIA; local journalism
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Transparency News, 10/7/25 – Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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VCOG All Access News, 10/1/25: delayed invoices; forensic audit; 9/11 enviromental health risks; water consumption #FOIA
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Transparency News, 10/1/25 – Virginia Coalition for Open Government
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"Sometimes officials are nervous about including money in the budget expressly for legal settlements, fearing this will invite fraudulent claims."

Same reason they frequently balk at revealing how much they paid to settle.
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Massive Legal Costs Weigh on Local Budgets
When police or other agencies face major lawsuits, figuring out how to fund settlements can be difficult.
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