From the Austin American-Statesman:
The Senate unanimously approved legislation tonight that would strengthen the much beleaguered Freedom of Information Act.
The passage of legislation, sponsored by Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, was seen as a “break through” by the open government community.
An earlier attempt to overhaul the 41-year-old law has been stalled since August over disagreements between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
The Senate’s latest bill is an attempt to iron out those differences.