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The New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404), commonly abbreviated OPRA, is a statute that provides a right to the public to access certain public records in the State of New Jersey, as well as the process by which that right may be exercised. In general, OPRA provides that "government records shall be ...
Legislation that seeks to "reform" New Jersey's Open Public Records Act — but could gut access to public records — is back for new consideration. Amended reform of NJ OPRA, which could limit ...
Advocates warn that new legislation geared toward overhauling the New Jersey's Open Public Records Act will do more to gut it. The NJ Legislature is once again taking aim at OPRA, seeking 'reforms ...
The initial OPRA legislation was first enacted in 2002 and requires local, county and state government entities to provide the public with access to government records in New Jersey. Katie Sobko ...
New poll shows more than 80% of NJ wants transparency and public records law left intact. ... NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY Network New Jersey have used OPRA frequently in our watchdog role.
The legislation was first enacted in 2002 and requires local, county and state government entities to provide the public with access to government records in New Jersey. Katie Sobko covers the New ...
The New Jersey Legislature gutted the Open Public Records Act on Monday, passing legislation that will roll back access to government documents and data.
By vetoing this ill-advised gutting of OPRA, Gov. Phil Murphy can move us forward, providing New Jersey residents with the information they need to devise and advance their own solutions to the ...