Board curbs Thomas access to public records

From Sunshine Review

January 21, 2009

Board curbs Thomas access to public records

"The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted today to curb access to public records by the county attorney who has indicted one of their own.

The board unanimously approved a new policy that requires all county agencies seeking county records to go through an internal procedure rather than filing requests under the state's public records law.

The action is in response to a series of requests from the county attorney's office, which last month announced the indictment of Supervisor Don Stapley on 118 criminal counts alleging he did not disclose business deals and income on financial reports he is required to file." Read the full article here.