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Jan 10, 2023 • 17 tweets • 13 min read
🧵1/ “Legislative privilege” may sound dull, but it’s the latest ploy by the WA state Lege to write itself out of state transparency laws.
We rang the bell, and we’re grateful to the press for picking up the ball and running with it.
Here’s a rundown of the coverage so far: 2/ Open government group says WA legislators are using ‘privilege’ to withhold public records
By @Shauna_Sowersby via @TriCityHerald tri-cityherald.com/news/state/was…#waleg
Mar 24, 2022 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
1/ The latest annual report by WA state’s Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee on public records activity at state and local agencies had a surprising omission. So we looked into it.
See the report at bit.ly/3eKeBMX @WaLegAuditor2/ Every January, @WaLegAuditor releases a report on public records activity at state and local agencies. Any agency that spends $100K or more on records requests must give JLARC data on 15 metrics. Agencies below the $100K threshold report voluntarily. bit.ly/3eKeBMX
