As newspaper publishers, we tend to take a proprietary attitude toward public records. The state of Washington has some of the nation’s strongest laws in terms of keeping public records public and safeguarding public access to state archives.
We’d like it to stay that way.
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Op-ed: Don’t let local governments gut the (Washington) Public Records Act
Opinion from the Seattle Times:
FOR 40 years, Washington’s Public Records Act has been a window for anyone to see what’s going on in state, county and city governments, schools and other local agencies. As a recent example, this landmark law helped The Seattle Times uncover troubles leading to Rob Holland’s resignation from the Port of Seattle Commission.
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