Rich Honen - Objectivity in Reporting the News

Joe Donahue — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:10:53 +0000

Our tech attorney, Rich Honen, pays us a beginning of August visit with some thoughts on the latest news and trends making an impact in the business world. Specifically, we discuss objectivity in reporting the news.

Rich Honen is with Phillips Lytle LLP, where he is the partner in charge of the Albany office.

MA Attorney General Wants to Toughen State’s Open Meeting Law

Paul Tuthill — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:22:30 +0000

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley wants to toughen the state’s open meeting law. WAMC’s Paul Tuthill reports…

Coakley on Monday proposed a new regulation that would allow state and local governmental bodies to be punished if they act with "deliberate ignorance" of the law, which requires most meetings to be accessible to the public.

Under current regulations, public entities can be fined up to $1,000 for violating the law, but only if the violation is found to be intentional after a previous warning from a court or prosecutor.