Twenty years ago, facing a rash of legislation that would adversely affect the public’s right to know, a group of advocates, public officials, academics and other civic-minded citizens began working to develop an organization to give the cause of transparency greater voice in Virginia.
Tonight, that group – the Virginia Coalition for Open Government – marks its anniversary with a dinner in Richmond.
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