NJ Open Public Records Act updates needed
As the state Senate budget committee heard testimony, state senators talked about the need to modernize the Open Public Records Act.
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As the state Senate budget committee heard testimony, state senators talked about the need to modernize the Open Public Records Act.
Republican leaders in New Jersey call the situation disgraceful, while a spokesperson for the governor says hopefully the feds won’t take the money back
Those complaints may sound familiar to hundreds of Texans who use cashless transponders, like TxTag, attached to their windshield so they can speed through toll stations and pay automatically with an account. KXAN has reported on TxTag billing and vendor operation problems for nearly a decade. But the problems don’t stop in New Jersey and Texas; other states like Florida and Maryland have also dealt with similar issues.
Unlike most laws that emerge from the Statehouse in Trenton, this new law harms no one, wastes no money, and actually makes sense.
Unlike most laws that emerge from the Statehouse in Trenton, this new law harms no one, wastes no money, and actually makes sense.