OG Pod: Open Government Podcast
By OG Pod: Open Government Podcast
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Podcast Description
OG Pod covers open government issues and offers practical tips to individuals seeking public records or attending government meetings. The weekly show will review court decisions, legislative developments, and news stories related to government transparency. OG Pod is hosted by Michael Reitz of the Freedom Foundation and Greg Overstreet of Allied Law Group.
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CleanOG Pod: State Pays Millions for Public Records Violations | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss KING 5’s recent report that the state has paid $4.8 million over five years for public records violations. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: A Legislative Update | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss several bills introduced in the 2012 legislative session. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Public Meetings Behind Closed Doors | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss a recent news report that the Port of Longview attorney announced a violation of the Open Public Meetings Act. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Should the Supreme Court televise ObamaCare Arguments? | C-SPAN is asking the Supreme Court to televise arguments in the ObamaCare case. Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet debate the merits of TV cameras in the court. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: The Distiguished Career of Retiring Justice Gerry Alexander | Justice Gerry Alexander is stepping down after 17 years at the Supreme Court. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Secrecy Concerns Over Tribal Gas Tax Rebates | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss concerns that that the state is handed over tens of millions of dollars to tribes without adequate transparency or oversight. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For | You request public records. How hard must the agency look for the requested records? Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss the major case of Neighborhood Alliance of Spokane County v. Spokane County, which addresses the adequacy of a records search. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWCOG Honors Local Activists | The Washington Coalition for Open Government recently honored Elizabeth Campbell, Walter Jorgensen, and Robert Shirley for their work in exposing a violation of the public records law committed by Department of Transportation. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Tear Down That Wall! | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss a recent proposal before the Thurston County Commission that would present a significant obstacle for ordinary citizens who want to participate in the county’s legislative process. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: The Demise of the Sunshine Committee | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss why the Sunshine Committee seems to be doomed. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Police misconduct reports must be released | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss the Supreme Court decision in Bainbridge Island Police Guild v. City of Puyallup. Investigations of alleged police misconduct must be released but the names of exonerated officers may be withheld. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Open Public Meetings Primer | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss the basics of the open public meetings act. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: The Politics Of Open Government | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss how the views on open government change depending on who is in power at the time. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Is the Agency Required to Produce Records in Electronic Form? | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss records produced in electronic format. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Does the Public Records Act Have a Privacy Exemption? | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss if a general claim of privacy is an exemption to a Public Records request. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Are Serial Meetings Legal? | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss when governing bodies have small “informational” meetings are they violating the Open Public Meetings Act? | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Production of Records - How Long is too Long? | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss deadlines for production of documents and what the agency is required to do. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: How to submit a records request | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss the ins and outs of requesting records. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: My mayor is Tweeting - is that a public record? | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet discuss the open government pitfalls of public employees using social media. | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOG Pod: Why does open government matter? | Mike Reitz and Greg Overstreet introduce the new podcast and grade the 2011 Washington Legislature. | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Keep them coming!
Love the show, guys. Very helpful. Keep it coming.
These are fantastic!
I listen to these on the way to work. Thanks for producing them!
Please keep these coming...
These podcasts are quick referesher courses to me on open government. Please do a podcast once every week or other week.
Thank you;
Josef
