Secrecy versus sunshine: Efforts to hide government records never stop
- Written by Brent Walth, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen testifies in February at a public hearing at the Washington legislature against limiting legislative branch disclosure. AP/Ted S. WarrenIt’s spring, and in America’s state capitals legislatures are winding up their business and, too often, bringing out the padlocks.
All 50 states give the public...
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