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"The newly formed Wyoming Coalition for Open Government will work to promote and defend transparency in Wyoming government while also educating citizens about the value and use of the state's open-government laws, founders of the group said.
Directors of the coalition, known as WCOG, will launch the new group at a press conference Thursday at the Wyoming state Capitol. The coalition will issue its first award for government openness, called the "Champion of the First Amendment Award," and its first award for an entity it believes has stymied openness, called the "Black Hole Award."
The coalition, which is modeled after similar groups in other states, is made up of organizations and individuals who share an interest in defending public access to government, said Jim Angell, a founder of the coalition and director of the Wyoming Press Association."
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