Bureau officials said they decided not to implement individual opt-out for cost reasons. There is still plenty of confusion about the federal law and state solutions. The Society welcomes two new state volunteers to its Project Sunshine network. Project Sunshine is a program initiated by SPJ in 1990 to focus attention and energy on problems of steadily-eroding access to national, state and local government. These state-based volunteers provide the backbone of the Society's Freedom of Information Committee and often alert us to trends that sweep the nation.
Vacancies currently exist in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey and Idaho.