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On the Rhode Island Report podcast, ecoRI News Colleen Cronin and Common Cause RI’s John Marion talk about the value of the Access to Public Records Act, and legislation that would strengthen that state law.
“As we have seen with the Washington Bridge closure, access to public documents is crucial for the public to stay informed about how our state is run and managed,” Representative Patricia Serpa said.
The commission voted unanimously, and dismissed a complaint filed by R.I. Republican Party chairman Joe Powers alleging Shekarchi had pushed for a bill that would have benefitted a client of his law firm.
“When you watch ‘School House Rock,’ no one says, ‘That poor bill sitting on Capitol Hill can only have 14 friends,’ " Common Cause’s John Marion said.
State Senator Louis P. DiPalma has a New Year's resolution: Overhaul Rhode Island's Access to Public Records Act for the first time in more than a decade.