"Given the public’s need to know what their government is doing, the Public Records Act is an essential government duty, not a last-minute classroom assignment done grudgingly," writes George Erb, secretary of the Washington Coalition for Open Government. https://t.co/uFxUEBrHVA
The Washington Newspaper Publishers Ass'n honors State Rep. Gerry Pollet with its Freedom's Light Award and support of government accountability.
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Attorney General Nick Brown is moving in the right direction by making transparency a priority amid a jump in public records requests.
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Another Washington legislator pledges to support legislative transparency! Rep. Jeremie Dufault (D-15) will receive the Ballard-Thompson Award for his commitment. https://t.co/D9J6W0SGRJ
For journalists and other citizens interested in accountability reporting at the state level and non-profit journalism (two of my passions), I’m excited about the upcoming inaugural Collier Prize Symposium for State Government Accountability on Nov. 13. https://t.co/IuGubYqfyF
Funny how @washdems demand Trump stop hiding documents…(Epstein) Meanwhile, in Washington: 7.5 months into @GovBobFerguson’s own 6 month review, and the public still has no answers about the auto deletion of the people’s records. 🤷🏻 #waleg
Washington once bragged about having the nation’s strongest Public Records Act. Now? A new study ranks WA 41st out of 44 in transparency and DEAD LAST in response times. Sunshine State? Try Shadow State. Our leaders are failing us. #waleg#transparency https://t.co/2IvHpnRsJr
.@GovRonDeSantis and @AGJamesUthmeier were in such a rush to capture headlines, they didn’t vet their contractors. Alligator Alcatraz contractors have links to allegations of fraud, price-gouging and hiring undocumented labor - from @ShirshoD
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Not surprised, still shocked. I have documents showing @wdfw records staffers purposefully engaging in unethical behavior to dissuade reporters from acquiring records. #waleg https://t.co/jukGiyHfZm
Disturbing Stanford study finds climate change has reduced global wheat yields about 10%. The world now uses 550M acres to grow wheat, which suggests a swath of nature about the size of Kansas has been cleared to compensate for climate-driven yield losses.