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Article: STATE SENATE NEEDN'T REVEAL MAILINGS.(CAPITAL REGION)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- February 5, 1994
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Byline: Associated Press
The state Senate is not obligated to make public information about the use of mailing privileges by its members, an appeals court ruled.
In a unanimous decision issued Thursday, the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court said the state Freedom of Information Law does not include a provision entitling people access to records of mailings made by senators.
The ruling overturned a lower court decision.
The case dates back to fall 1992, when Democratic Senate candidate Michael Siris filed a Freedom of Information request to find out how much mail his opponent, Republican incumbent Michael Tully of Long ...