FOIL Changes

PATAKI TO SIGN INFORMATION ACCESS LAW:

Gov. George Pataki said Wednesday he intends to sign a bill to strengthen the state's freedom of information law and another that will make low-cost power available to manufacturing companies.
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The FOIL measure, passed earlier this year by the Legislature, will allow courts to award attorney's fees and other costs of litigation to someone who has sued to get access to documents when a government agency improperly denies a request or delays a decision unreasonably.