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Austria Ends a Century of Official Secrecy as New Freedom of Information Law Takes Effect

Austria now requires proactive disclosure of administrative documents, contracts and data after five generations of constitutionally enshrined secrecy.

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Virginia FOIA Law Strangled by Legislators Who Claim to Advocate Transparency 

Nine thousand dollars for a school bus video? That’s the price of government transparency in Virginia. Legislators killed a bill that would have brought costs in line.