The LAWCHEK® Bulletin
April 2000 | Vol. 3, Issue 1

State FOI Contact Sites
An alphabetical listing of the various contacts in each state.  All listings include means of contact for the State Attorney General, the State Bar Association, and the State Sunshine Chair.  Extra sites that are more general in character have been included for some states and are marked with an asterisk (*).   Note: the State Sunshine Chair are volunteers who are active in FOIA issues.   Mostly used by reporters (the position was initiated by the Society of Professional Journalists) the volunteer aids all interested in using the FOIA  at local, state and national levels.  For more information, please see the Society of Professional Journalists site at http://spj.org/contacts/sunshine.htm.

Alabama
Attorney General of Alabama
    http://www.ago.state.al.us/
Alabama State Bar Association
    http://www.alabar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Charles Croft
    The Mobile Register
    P.O. Box 2488
    Mobile, AL 36652
    334/434-8620
    Fax: 334/434-8662
    ccroft@mobileregister.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Section 13A.14.2
Open Records Law:  State Code Section 36.12.40
*Alabama Archives
    http://www.archives.state.al.us/
*Alabama Press Association
    http://www.alabamapress.com/

Alaska
Attorney General of Alaska
    http://www.law.state.ak.us/ag.html
Alaska State Bar Association
    http://www.alaskabar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Douglas Fischer
    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
   P.O. Box 70710
    Fairbanks, AK 99707
    907/459-7590
    Fax: 907/452-7917
    dfischer@newsminer.com
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections 44.62.310-44.62.312
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 09.25.110-09.25.220
*Alaska Legal Resource Center
    http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/index.htm

Arizona
Attorney General of Arizona
    http://www.attorneygeneral.state.az.us/
Arizona State Bar Association
    http://www.azbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Rich Robertson
    KPNX-TV
    5322 W. Linda Lane
    602/257-6606
    rrrobertson@home.com
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections 38.431 to 38.431.09
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 39.121 to 39.122
*Arizona Newspaper Association
    http://www.ananews.com/

Arkansas
Attorney General of Arkansas
    http://www.ag.state.ar.us/
    FOI Hotline 800-482-8982
Arkansas State Bar Association
    http://www.arkbar.com/
State Sunshine Chair
    Vacant
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Section 25.19.106
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 25.91.101 to 25.19.105
*Arkansas Press Association
    http://www.arkpress.org/online.html

California
Attorney General of California
    http://caag.state.ca.us/
California State Bar Association
    http://www.calbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
   James Russell Wheaton
    First Amendment Project
    1736 Franklin St.
    Eighth Floor
    Oakland, CA 94612-3423
    510/208-7744
    Fax: 510/465-6248
    wheaton@thefirstamendment.org
    Dan Weikel
    Los Angeles Times
    100 Oceangate, Suite 415
    Long Beach, Calif. 90802
    562/983-8861
    Fax: 562/436-0534
    800/LA-TIMES ext. 77215
    dan.weikel@latimes.com
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections 9027 to 9031 and 11123 to 11132 and 54950 to 54962
    http://www.well.com/user/fap/brown.htm
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 6250 to 6268
    http://www.well.com/user/fap/pra.htm
*First Amendment Project
    http://www.thefirstamendment.org/
*California First Amendment Coalition
    http://www.cfac.org/

Colorado
Attorney General of Colorado
   http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/dol/index.htm
Colorado State Bar Association
    http://www.cobar.org/index.htm
State Sunshine Chair
    Lee Olson
    2339 Ward Drive
    Lakewood, CO 80215
    303/233-9325 
    olsonlee@home.com 
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections 24.6.401 to 24.6.402
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 24.72.201 to 24.72.309

Connecticut
Attorney General of Connecticut
   http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/attygenl/
Connecticut State Bar Association
    http://www.ctbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Stephanie Reitz
    Reporter, The Hartford Courant
    200 Adams St.
    Manchester, CT 06040
    860/647-5349 
    Fax: 860/643-8548
    reitz@courant.com
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections 1 to 21
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 1.15 to 1.211
*Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission
    http://www.state.ct.us/foi/

Delaware
Attorney General of Delaware
    http://www.state.de.us/attgen/index.htm
Delaware State Bar Association
    http://www.dsba.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Michael Pelrine
    Delaware State News
    PO Box 737
    Dover, DE 19903
    302/674-3600
    Fax: 302/741-8232
    mpelrine@newszap.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 29:10001-10005
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 29: 10001-10005

Florida
Attorney General of Florida
    http://legal.firn.edu/
Florida State Bar Association
    http://www.flabar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Sandra F. Chance
    University of Florida
    3208 Weimer Hall
    College of Journalism
    Gainesville, FL 32611
    352/392-2273
    Fax: 352/392-3919
    schance@jou.ufl.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Section 286.011
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 119.01 to 119.15
*Florida Press Association
    http://www.flpress.com/

Georgia
Attorney General of Georgia
    http://www.ganet.org/ago/
Georgia State Bar Association
    http://www.gabar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
   Tom Bennett
    The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
    PO Box 4689
    Atlanta, GA 30302
   404/526-5471
    Fax: 404/614-2720
    tbennett@ajc.com
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections 50.14.1 to 50.14.4
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 50.18.70 to 50.18.76
*Georgia First Amendment Foundation
    http://www.mindspring.com/~gfaf
*Georgia Press Association
    http://www.gapress.org/

Hawaii
Attorney General of Hawaii
    http://www.hawaii.gov/ag/
Hawaii State Bar Association
    http://www.hsba.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Stirling Morita
    Honolulu Star-Bulletin
    3054 Ala Poha Place, No. 806
    Honolulu, HI 96818-1615
    808/525-8642
    808/525-6711 
    smorita@flex.com
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections 92.1 to 92.13
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 92.1 and 92.21 to 92.71 and 92F.1 to 92F.42
*Office of Information Practices
    http://www.state.hi.us/oip/

Idaho
Attorney General of Idaho
    http://www.state.id.us/ag/homepage.htm
Idaho State Bar Association
    http://www2.state.id.us/isb/
State Sunshine Chair
    Lane D. Williams
    Ricks College
    160 Spori Bldg
    525 S. Center St.
    Rexburg, ID 84360-0120
    208/356-2921
    Fax: 208/356-2911
    williamsl@ricks.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 67.2340 to 67.2347
Open Records Law: State Codes Sections 9.337 to 9.348
*Idaho Newspaper Association
    http://www.webdms.com/~ina/

Illinois
Attorney General of Illinois
    http://www.ag.state.il.us/
Illinois State Bar Association
    http://www.illinoisbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Beth Bennett
    Illinois Press Association
    2815 Old Jacksonville Road
    Suite 101
    Springfield, IL 62704
    217/241-1300
    Fax: 217/241-1301
    govtipa@aol.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 5:12011-12013
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 5:140/1-140/11
*Illinois Press Association
    http://www.il-press.com/

Indiana
Attorney General of Indiana
    http://www.state.in.us/hoosieradvocate/
Indiana State Bar Association
    http://www.ai.org/isba/
State Sunshine Chair
    Larry Sheldon Lough
    The Star Press
    8500 W. Thorntree Road
    RR 6
    Muncie, IN 47304
    765/213-5750
    llough@thestarpress.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 5.14.1.5.1 to 5.14.1.5.7
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 5.14.3.1 to 5.314.3.10

Iowa
Attorney General of Iowa
    http://www.state.ia.us/government/ag/index.html
Iowa State Bar Association
    http://www.iowabar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Herbert Joseph Strentz
    Drake University
    9306 Greenbelt Drive
    Urbandale, IA 50322
    515/271-2295
    Fax: 515/271-2798
    herb.strentz@drake.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections   21.1 to 21.11
Open Records Law: State Code Sections   22.1 to 22.13
*Iowa Freedom of Information Council
    http://www.drake.edu/journalism/foi/ifoi1.html
*Iowa Newspaper Association
    http://www.inanews.com/

Kansas
Attorney General of Kansas
    http://www.state.ks.us/public/ksag/main.htm
Kansas State Bar Association
    http://www.ink.org/public/cybar/
State Sunshine Chair
    Vernon A. Keel
    Wichita State University
    1475 Lieunette St.
    Wichita, KS 67203-2972
    316/978-3185
    keel@elliott.es.twsu.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 75.4317 to 75.4320
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 45.215 to 45.225
*Kansas Press Association Inc.
    http://www.kspress.com/kspress/index.html

Kentucky
Attorney General of Kentucky
    http://www.law.state.ky.us/
Kentucky State Bar Association
    http://www.kybar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Kenneth R. Kurtz
    255 Irvine Road
    Lexington, KY 40502
    606/269-1807
    Fax: 606/299-2494 
    krkurtz@juno.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 61.805 to 61.850
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 61.870 to 61.991
*Kentucky Press Association
    http://www.kypress.com/default.asp

Louisiana
Attorney General of Louisiana
    http://www.laag.com/home.cfm
Louisiana State Bar Association
    http://home.gnofn.org/~iprop/
State Sunshine Chair
    Sherry Lee Alexander
    Coordinator
    Mass Communication Law
    Communications Department
    Loyola University
    New Orleans, LA 70118
    Work telephone: 504/865-3292 
    Fax: 504/865-2666 
    alexandr@loyno.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 42.4.1 to 42.11
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 44.1 to 44.42
*Press Club of New Orleans
    http://www.insideneworleans.com/community/groups/hopc/
*Louisiana Press Association
    http://www.lapress.com/

Maine
Attorney General of Main
     http://www.state.me.us/ag/homepage.htm
Main State Bar Association
     http://www.mainebar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Malcolm J. Leary
    Maine Public Broadcasting
    State House Bureau
    Augusta, ME 04333
    207/287-1094 
    mal@mbpc.org 
    Eric W. Conrad
    Portland Press Herald
    396 Cumberland St.
    Westbrook, ME 04092
    207/791-6410
    Fax: 207/791-6320 
    econrad@pressherald.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 1:401-410
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 1:401-410

Maryland
Attorney General of Maryland
     http://www.oag.state.md.us/
Maryland State Bar Association
     http://www.msba.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    James S.  Keat
    1001 Riverside Ave.
    Baltimore, MD 21230-4133
    410/547-8227
    or 410/830 2889
    Fax: 410/576-9128 
    jimkeat@email.msn.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 10.502 to 10.508
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 10.611 to 10.628

Massachusetts
Attorney General Of Massachusetts
     http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/ag/ago.htm
Massachusetts State Bar Association
     http://www.massbar.org/foia.html
State Sunshine Chair
    Paul Pronovost
    Editor, Neponset Valley Daily News
    2 Commercial St.
    Sharon, MA 02067
    781/793-5335
    Fax: 781/793-5301
    paul.pronovost@cnc.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 30A:11A, 11A1/2; 34:9F,9G; 39:23A, 23B
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 4:7.26; 66:10-18
*New England Newspaper Association
    http://www.nenews.org/
*Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers
    http://masspress.org/
*Massachusetts Public Record Laws
    http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/SEC/arc/arcaac/aaciprl.htm

Michigan
Attorney General of Michigan
    http://www.ag.state.mi.us/
Michigan State Bar Association
    http://www.michbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Christine Uthoff
    Flint Journal
    2250 Eads Place
    Howell, MI 48843
    810/766-6375
    Fax: 810/766-7518 
    uthoffc@flintj.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 4.1800.11-4.1800.23
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 4.1801.1-4.1401.16
*Michigan Press Association
    http://www.michiganpress.org/
*Michigan Association of Broadcasters
    http://www.michmab.com/

Minnesota
Attorney General of Minnesota
    http://www.ag.state.mn.us/home/mainhi.shtml
Minnesota State Bar Association
    http://www.mnbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Jim Walsh
    Minneapolis Star-Tribune
    425 Portland Ave.
    Minneapolis MN 55488-0002
    612/673-7428
    Fax: 612/288-8482 
    jwalsh@startribune.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 471.705
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 13.01-13.99
*Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists
    http://mnspj.org/
*Minnesota Newspaper Association
    http://www.mnnewspapernet.org/

Mississippi
Attorney General of Mississippi
     http://www.ago.state.ms.us/
Mississippi State Bar Association
     http://www.msbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Alice Jackson-Baughn
    The Sun Herald
    9425 Seacliff
    Ocean Springs, MS 39564
    288/875-9109
    ajaxbaughn@aol.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 25.41.1-25.41.17
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 25.61.1-25.61.17

Missouri
Attorney General of Missouri
    http://www.ago.state.mo.us/
Missouri State Bar Association
    http://www.mobar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Ed Kohn
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    881 Lionsgate Drive
    University City, MO 63130-2833
    314/340-8152
    Fax: 314/340-3050 
    ekohn@postnet.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 610.010-610.022
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 109.310; 610.010-610.150
*Missouri Freedom of Information Center
    http://www.missouri.edu/~foiwww/
*Investigative Reporters and Editors
    http://www.ire.org/
*National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting
    http://www.nicar.org/

Montana
Attorney General of Montana
    http://www.doj.mt.gov/
Montana State Bar Association
    http://www.montanabar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Ian M. Marquand
    KPAX-TV
    4 Kasota Ct
    Missoula, MT 59803
    406/542-4400
    Fax: 406/543-7111 
    ian@kpax.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections II:2; 2.3.201-2.3.221
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 2.6.101-2.6.111; 2.6.201-2.6.202; 22.1.1103
*Access Montana
    http://www.umt.edu/journalism/professional_services/work/AccessIntro.html

Nebraska
Attorney General of Nebraska
    http://www.state.ne.us/home/ago/
Nebraska State Bar Association
    http://www.nebar.com/
State Sunshine Chair
    John R. Bender
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    3609 S. 20th St
    Lincoln, NE 68502
    402/472-3053
    Fax: 402/472-8597 
    jbender1@unl.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 84.1408-84.1414
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 84.712-84.712.09
*Nebraska Press Association
    http://www.nebpress.com/

Nevada
Attorney General of Nevada
    http://www.state.nv.us/ag/
Nevada State Bar Association
    http://www.nvbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Cathy Scott
    Free-lance Journalist and Author
    702/243-2923
    Fax: 702/243-3965
    crscott@aol.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 241.010-241.040
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 239.005-239.330

New Hampshire
Attorney General of New Hampshire
    http://www.state.nh.us/nhdoj/index.html
New Hampshire State Bar Association
    http://www.nhbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Thomas Kearney
    The Keene Sentinel
    60 West St.
    Keene, NH 03431
    603/352-1234
    Fax: 603/352-9700
    tfk@keenesentinel.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 91.A:1-91.A:8
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 91.A:1-91.A:8

New Jersey
Attorney General of New Jersey
    http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ag1.html
New Jersey State Bar Association
    http://www.njsba.com/
State Sunshine Chair
    Shannon E. Martin
    Rutgers University
    4 Huntington St.
    New Brunswick, NJ 08903
    732/932-7918
    Fax: 732/932-1523
    shmartin@scils.rutgers.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 10:4-6 to 10:4-21
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 47:1.1-47:1A.4

New Mexico
Attorney General of New Mexico
    http://www.ago.state.nm.us/
New Mexico State Bar Association
    http://www.technet.nm.org/sbnm/
State Sunshine Chair
    Bob M. Gassaway
    University of New Mexico
    Department of Communication & Journalism
    Albuquerque, NM 87131
    505/277-6107
    Fax: 505/277-4206
    gassaway@unm.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 10.15.1-10.15.4
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 14.2.1-14.2.12
*New Mexico Foundation for Open Government
    http://www.roswell-record.com/fog/fog.html

New York
Attorney General of New York
    http://www.oag.state.ny.us/
New York State Bar Association
    http://www.nysba.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Carolyn James
    Amityville Record
    589 N. Jefferson Ave.
    Lindenhurst, NY 11757-3532
    516/798-5100
    Fax: 518/798-5296 
    acjnews@rcn.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 95-111
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 84-99
*New York Committee to Open Government
    http://www.dos.state.ny.us/coog/coogwww.html
*New York Newspaper Publishers Association
    http://www.nynpa.com/
*New York Press Association
    http://www.nynewspapers.com/

North Carolina
Attorney General of North Carolina
    http://www.jus.state.nc.us/Justice/
North Carolina State Bar Association
    http://www.barlinc.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Chip Wilson
    Charlotte Observer
    PO Box 1864
    Gastonia, NC 28053
    704/868-7743
    Fax: 704/868-7755 
    chipwilson@writeme.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 143.318.9-143.318.18
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 132.1-132.10
*North Carolina Press Association
    http://www.ncpress.com/

North Dakota
Attorney General of North Dakota
    http://www.state.nd.us/ndag/
North Dakota State Bar Association
    No Web Site
State Sunshine Chair
    Jack T. McDonald
    Wheeler Wolf Law Firm
    Box 2056
    Bismarck, ND 58502-2056
    701/223-5300
    Fax: 701/223-5366 
    jackmcdonald@wheelerwolf.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections XI:5 and 44.04.19-44.04.21
Open Records Law: State Code Sections XI:6 and 44.04.18-44.04.18.7

Ohio
Attorney General of Ohio
    http://www.ag.ohio.gov/
Ohio State Bar Association
    http://www.ohiobar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Richard Hendrickson
    Editorial Page Editor
    The Morning Journal
    1657 Broadway
    Lorain, OH 44052
    440/204-6930
    Fax: 440/245-6912
    rhendri@mediaone.net
    Amy M. Etmans
    Dayton Daily News
    45 S. Ludlow St.
    Dayton, OH 45402
    Work telephone: 937/225-2271
    Fax: 937/225-2489
    amy_etmans@coxohio.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 121.22
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 149.43-149.44
*Ohio Association of Broadcasters
    http://www.oab.org/index.cfm
*Ohio Newspaper Association
    http://ohionews.org/
*Ohio Coalition for Open Government
    http://www.ohionews.org/OCOG/

Oklahoma
Attorney General of Oklahoma
    http://www.oag.state.ok.us/
Oklahoma State Bar Association
    No Web Site
State Sunshine Chair
    Diana H. Baldwin
    Daily Oklahoman
    PO Box 13422
    Oklahoma City, OK 73113
    405/475-3384
    Fax: 405/475-3183 
    dbaldwin@oklahoman.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 25:303-314
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 51:24A.1-24A.21
*Oklahoma Press Association
    http://www.okpress.com/

Oregon
Attorney General of Oregon
    http://www.doj.state.or.us/
Oregon State Bar Association
    http://www.osbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Diana Dietz
    The Register-Guard
    Eugene, OR
    541/338-2376
    Fax: 541/683-7631
    ddietz@guardnet.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 192.610-192.690
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 192.410-192.530
*Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association
    http://www.orenews.com/

Pennsylvania
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
    http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/
Pennsylvania State Bar Association
    http://www.pabar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Susan Schwartz
    Press Enterprise
    3185 Lackawanna Ave.
    Bloomsburg, PA 17815
    570/752-3646
    Fax: 570/752-1138 
    nomad6@ptd.net
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 65:271-286
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 65:66.1-66.4
*Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
    http://www.pa-newspaper.org/

Rhode Island
Attorney General of Rhode Island
   http://www.riag.state.ri.us/
Rhode Island State Bar Association
    http://www.ribar.com/
State Sunshine Chair
    Linda Lotridge Levin
    University of Rhode Island
    Department of Journalism
    Kingston, RI 02881
    401/847-4287 
    lllevin@uri.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 42.46.1-42.46.13
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 38.2.1-38.2.14
*New England Press Association
    http://www.nepa.org/

South Carolina
Attorney General of South Carolina
    http://www.state.sc.us/ag/
South Carolina State Bar Association
   http://www.scbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Vacant
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 30.4.60-30.4.110
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 30.4.10-30.4.110
*South Carolina Press Association
    http://www.scpress.org/

South Dakota
Attorney General of South Dakota
    http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/attorney/attorney.html
South Dakota State Bar Association
    http://www.sdbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    John E. Getz
    South Dakota State University
    2027 Third St.
    Brookings, SD 57006-2407
    605/697-5127
    Fax: 605/688-5034 
    john_getz@sdstate.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 1.25.1-1.25.4
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 1.27.1-1.27.19
*South Dakota Newspaper Association
    http://www.sdna.com/

Tennessee
Attorney General of Tennessee
    http://www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us/
Tennessee State Bar Association
    http://www.tba.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Frank Gibson
    The Tennessean
    3449 Harborwood Circle
    Nashville, TN 37214
    615/726-5907
    Fax: 615/259-8928 
    fgibson@tennessean.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 8.44.101-8.44.201
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 10.7.503-10.7.508 and 10.8.101-10.8.103
*Tennessee Press Association
    http://www.typecase.com/tpa.htm

Texas
Attorney General of Texas
    http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
Texas State Bar Association
    http://www.texasbar.com/start.htm
State Sunshine Chair
    Polly Ross Hughes
    Houston Chronicle
    Austin Bureau
    1005 Congress, Suite 770
    Austin, TX 78701
    512/478-3495
    Fax: 512/478-0710
    polly.hughes@chron.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 551.001-551.146
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 552.001-552.353
*Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
    http://www.reporters.net/foift
*Texas Daily Newspaper Association
    http://www.tdna.org/
*Texas Press Association
    http://www.texaspress.com/

Utah
Attorney General of Utah
    http://attygen.state.ut.us/
Utah State Bar Association
    http://www.utahbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Joel Campbell
    Deseret News
    PO Box 1257
    Salt Lake City, UT 84110
    801/237-2190
    Fax: 801/237-2552 
    joelc@desnews.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 52.4.1-52.4.9
    http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE52/52_04.htm
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 63.2.101-63.2.909
    http://www.archives.state.ut.us/recmanag/grama95.htm
*Utah Press Association
    http://www.utahpress.com/

Vermont
Attorney General of Vermont
    http://www.state.vt.us/atg/
Vermont State Bar Association
    http://www.vtbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Michael Donoghue
    The Burlington Free Press
    N-8 Stonehedge Drive 
    So. Burlington, VT 05403
    800/427-3124 ext. 1845 
    or 802/654-2442
    Fax: 802/660-1802
    mdonoghue@smcvt.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 1:311-314
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 1:315-320

Virginia
Attorney General of Virginia
    http://www.oag.state.va.us/
Virginia State Bar Association
    http://www.vsb.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Richard J. Hammerstrom
    The Free Lance-Star
    616 Amelia St.
    Fredericksburg, VA 22401
    540/ 374-5415
    Fax: 540/ 373-8455 
    RHammer@freelancestar.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 2.1.343-2.1.346.1
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 2.1.340-2.1.346.1
*Virginia Press Association
    http://www.vpa.net/
*Virginia Coalition for Open Government
    http://www5.infi.net/opengov/

Washington
Attorney General of Washington
    http://www.wa.gov/ago/
Washington State Bar Association
    http://www.wsba.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Susan Dente Ross
    Assistant Professor
    Edward R. Murrow School of Communication
    Washington State University
    234 Murrow Center - E
    Pullman, WA 99164
    509/ 335-5842
    Fax: 509/ 335-1555 
    suross@mail.wsu.edu
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 42.30.101-42.30.920
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 42.17.010-42.17.350
*Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
    http://www.wnpa.com/

West Virginia
Attorney General of West Virginia
    http://www.state.wv.us/wvag
West Virginia State Bar Association
    http://www.wvbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Allison Dawn Barker
    Associated Press
    3 Estill Drive
    Charleston, WV 25314
    304/ 346-0897
    Fax: 304/ 345-5282
    abarker@ap.org
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 6.9A.1-6.9A.7
Open Records Law: State Code Sections 29B.1.1-29B.1.7
*West Virginia Press Association
    http://www.wvpress.org/

Wisconsin
Attorney General of Wisconsin
    http://www.doj.state.wi.us/
Wisconsin State Bar Association
    http://www.wisbar.org/home.htm
State Sunshine Chair
    JJ Blonien
    Express News, Editor in Chief
    6110 W. Lincoln Ave.
    West Allis, WI 53219
    414/ 543-5312
    Fax: 414/ 543-5320 
    jj@blonien.com
Open Meetings Law: State Code Sections 19.81-19.98
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections 19.31-19.39
*Wisconsin Newspaper Association
    http://www.wnanews.com/

Wyoming
Attorney General of Wyoming
    http://www.state.wy.us/~ag/index.html
Wyoming State Bar Association
    http://www.wyomingbar.org/
State Sunshine Chair
    Charles L. Levendosky
    Casper Star-Tribune
    Box 80
    Casper, WY 82602
    307/ 234-0338
    Fax: 307/ 234-0338
    levendos@trib.com
Open Meetings Law:  State Code Sections: 16.4.401-16.4.407
Open Records Law:  State Code Sections:   16.4.201-16.4.205
*Wyoming Press Association
    http://www.townnews.com/wy/wpa/

 

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