* The Washington Coalition for Open Government (WashCOG) is seeking nominations for the James Madison Award and the James Andersen Award for individuals who have promoted open government in Washington state. Nominations are due July 1. (I will nominate Armen Yousoufian for his heroic, and still ongoing, public records lawsuit against King County)

* Open government super-lawyers Greg Overstreet and Michele Earl-Hubbard, now in practice together, recently started the Open-Government blog. Check it out.