Just as we predicted, government agencies would attempt to amend RCW 42.56.565, the statute allowing a court order to prevent an agency from responding to an inmate's public records request, and then apply it to ... any public records request.
They did it. They have introduced SB 6351.
That's right: requestors like you are just like inmates under this bill.
Attorney General Rob McKenna will hopefully oppose SB 6351.
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- Arlington Fights Felon Records Requestor
- AZ Gov. Letter to President--Not a Public Record?
- FBI Hiding FOIA Documents
- SB 6351: Terrible, Terrible Bill
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- HB 2572: Requiring PRA and OPMA Training for State...
- State Auditor's Office Website on Local Gov't Fina...
- Columbian Editorial on Open Gov't in 2012 Legislat...
- SB5355: Real Notice of Special Meetings
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