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In Our View: Legislature, stop trying to dodge transparency
The Columbian
Published: February 13, 2019, 6:03am
In considering a bill relating to government transparency, state lawmakers risk falling into the same trap that engulfed them last year.
Sen. Jaime Pedersen, D-Seattle, has introduced legislation that would keep the public in the dark regarding legislative deliberations and investigations into sexual and workplace harassment. In other words, it would provide the Legislature with exemptions to the state Public Records Act that are not available to officials in the governor’s office, at the city and county level, or on local school boards.
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