The Seattle Times writes this story on various public records bills in the Legislature. It discusses the issue of whether some requestors use the Public Records Act to harass while others use it to uncover agency wrongdoing.
Note: The mom fighting the Everett School District in the story is a client of Allied Law Group (click on the "Citizens" tab on this link to see her and her story).
“Og-blog” stands for “open-government blog” and that’s what we do: tell people about open-government issues of interest to regular citizens, media, trade associations, and government agencies. We find interesting stories and court cases from Washington State and other places about the Public Records Act, Open Public Meetings Act, access-to-court rulings, and media law.
We warmly welcome your thoughts on og-blog and especially welcome your emails with suggested postings and links to interesting stories and court cases. If you have something to say about open government in Washington State, sending it to og-blog is probably the best way to get it out. Don’t hesitate to contact us at greg@overstreet-law.com.
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