Open government news for June 2019

Here are a summary of Ohio open government headlines from the last month:

• Lakewood City Council considering update to public records request protocol

• Georgia fights attempt to open access to state laws, calling it 'terrorism'

• Blade editorial: Keep public information public

• Blade public records requests reveals problems at dog shelter

• Are photos and videos of a pirate ship public records?

• Geauga County Park District accused of sunshine law violations

• Idaho launches OpenGov-designed transparency portal

• Florida State creates private nonprofit organization to shield its athletic department from public records laws