Open government, press groups call on Raimondo to answer questions
Why does it matter? With Rhode Island reeling from cases of COVID-19 and a need for timely and accurate health information, there is no substitute for direct access to the governor,” the executive directors of the New England First Amendment Coalition and the New England Newspaper & Press Association said in a joint statement Wednesday.
Their statement continued: Since last March, Governor Raimondo has been the key decision maker on pandemic-related questions such as how to open schools, whether to restrict businesses, or if certain health mandates or economic incentives should be put in place.
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Patrons lower their masks while dining in an outdoor seating area at Plant City restaurant, in Providence in May, 2020. Since then, the governor has called for people to limit social gatherings to their own households.Steven Senne/Associated Press
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“It is not the function of our government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.’’
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