A state appeals court has ruled that document requests submitted under the state’s Open Public Records Act are themselves public records and that government officials – including the governor's office ...

On June 5, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed long-contested legislation, S2930 (2024 OPRA Amendment), amending the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. As most New Jersey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Committeeman Tony Perry, fighting to keep his seat Nov. 6, continues to defend that the list of all residents' emails was obtained ...

On Monday, June 5, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 2930/Assembly Bill 4045 into law, modifying the process of requesting and obtaining public records, and significantly altering the ...

NORTH BERGEN -- An attorney at odds politically with the township came down with a case of sticker shock when he received a $45,000 bill for the 175 Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests he filed ...

HAMILTON – Mayor Kelly Yaede calls it a “boondoggle,” but the township’s ongoing noncompliance with the Open Public Records Act is a liability and burden to the taxpayers. Hamilton Council recently ...

Middletown says it was forced to comply with an OPRA request for all residents' email accounts. The list was used for a political attack ad. MIDDLETOWN, NJ — The Middletown Township administrator ...

Visit a municipal clerk's office and you will likely hear griping about the Open Public Records Act. "We hate OPRAs here," a Kearny clerk's office employee muttered to a reporter for The Jersey ...