Open government has never been more important in Washington state
From Sunshine Review
January 14, 2009
[edit] Open government has never been more important in Washington state
"The public's window into government agencies has been sliding shut in recent years with hostile — though split — Supreme Court rulings, providing officials with more tools to keep controversial secrets.
One decision, known as the Soter decision, even affirmed the right of agencies to sue citizens just for requesting information.
Despite valiant efforts of influential and bipartisan open-government advocates, including Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna and Democratic state Auditor Brian Sonntag, the Legislature has been reticent to do anything substantive to restore access to government records and closed-door meetings."
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