The state's Public Records Law is flouted by officials at all levels of government

From Sunshine Review

October 23, 2008

[edit] The state's Public Records Law is flouted by officials at all levels of government

"A law designed to shine a bright light on the inner workings of state and local government in Massachusetts is instead leaving much of the bureaucracy in shadows, if not total darkness.

A seven-month investigation by CommonWealth revealed that public officials at all levels of government frequently game the Massachusetts Public Records Law."

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