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Article: EDITORIAL: Continuous battle needed to ensure open government.
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- The Sun (Yuma, AZ)
- Article date:
- March 16, 2007
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Mar. 16--It is Sunshine Week in America, but unfortunately the sun isn't shining all that brightly.
The week is set aside to promote open government, specifically the ability to freely access government records and to have information about government operations.
As part of Sunshine Week, the Associated Press surveyed all 50 states to determine their level of commitment to public records and open meetings. The good news is that all states have open government requirements written into their laws. The bad news is that there seems to be little commitment to the concept itself.
What AP determined was that most open government laws were poorly enforced and there was ...