EDITORIAL: Keep information available to public

From Sunshine Review

April 16, 2009

[edit] EDITORIAL: Keep information available to public

"A delicate balance always has existed between protecting people's privacy and the public's right to know things about those who serve them in government.

A bill being considered in the Texas Legislature runs well past the delicate part of the equation and tilts the field away from the public good."

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