“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.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Local Governments Will Try to Restrict Public Records in Next Legislative Session
The (Everett) Herald reports on Snohomish County's, and other local governments', attempts in the next legislative session to control "abusive requestors" by, among other things, charging for staff time to retrieve records.