Vermont Governor battles to open legislative records
MONTPELIER – It was a nasty, bitter battle last time, and it appears the fight
between the administration and the Legislature over access to public records may
have at least one more round.
Gov. James Douglas is making an effort to
strip away provisions which would keep lawmakers' letters and bill-drafting
requests secret, just as they pushed to remove a proposed exemption to public
records law for executive branch agencies last year.
Read the entire story in the Times Argus.