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State lawmakers are once again considering legislation that would increase transparency and access to public records. A 10-bill package would remove exemptions for the governor and lieutenant governor s office from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as well as create the Legislative Open Records Act for the state legislature.
The bills also lay out all of the exceptions to the widening of requests for public records from state government. Exceptions for the governor s office include budget recommendations, information subject to executive privilege, decisions to remove or suspend a public official or judge from office, and decisions on granting a reprieve, commutation, or pardon.
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