Government
Jun. 21, 2013
Lawmakers keen to let local government shoulder cost of public records requests
Lawmakers late Wednesday proposed a constitutional amendment to make local government pay the cost of providing government records and documents to the public on request, despite critics warning that budget trailer bill AB 76 would erode government transparency.
By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Lawmakers late Wednesday proposed a constitutional amendment to make local government pay the cost of providing government records and documents to the public on request, after critics warned that a budget trailer bill, AB 76 would erode government transparency.
"Tomorrow, Sen. [Mark] Leno will introduce a constitutional amendment that we will endeavor to pass from the Senate next week with a two-thirds vote [to] r...
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