Rebuttal From Gov't Attorney on Inmate Requests

The Spokesman-Review has this rebuttal on inmate requests from a former government attorney.

Spokane Records Case in State Supreme Court

This story from the Spokesman-Review describes the Neighborhood Alliance case.

NOTE: Michele Earl-Hubbard and Chris Roslaniec of Allied Law Group filed a friend of the court brief in this case for the records requestor.

Seattle Police Withheld Email in Investigation of Shooting

The Seattle Times reports that the Seattle Police Department withheld an email from a city council member to the police chief calling for outside review of a controversial shooting of a citizen.

House Adopts Budget "Time Out" Transparency Rule

The good folks at the Washington Policy Center tell us that the state House of Representatives has adopted a budget "time out" rule. It allows 24 hours between the introduction of a budget and a vote.

How the public is supposed to understand hundreds of pages of a budget document in 24 hours is not explained, but it is a small (actually, tiny) step toward transparency.

Kitsap Sun Editorial on the (Bad) Public Records Act Bills Pending in the Legislature

The Kitsap Sun knocks it out of the park with this editorial.

Kitsap Sun Article on Public Records Bills

The Kitsap Sun has this article on the Public Records Act bills in the Legislature this session.