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Open Government Groups Call for Renewal of Executive Order Providing for Remote Public Participation at Meetings

Open Government Groups Call for Renewal of Executive Order Providing for Remote Public Participation at Meetings

Calling it “a matter of great urgency,” ACCESS/RI, a coalition of open government organizations, has called on Governor Daniel McKee to reinstate an executive order that had been in effect throughout the Covid pandemic until this past June, allowing for remote meetings of public bodies while requiring livestreaming and remote public participation.   In a letter sent to the Governor today,[Read More…]

by — December 21, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
7 Organizations Call On Governor Raimondo To Repeal "Extremely Damaging" Executive Order Delaying Access To Public Records

7 Organizations Call On Governor Raimondo To Repeal “Extremely Damaging” Executive Order Delaying Access To Public Records

Calling Governor Gina Raimondo’s two-and-a-half-month old executive order giving public bodies extra time to respond to open records requests “unwarranted and extremely damaging to the public interest,” seven media and open government organizations today called on her to immediately rescind the order.  The Access to Public Records Act gives public bodies ten business days to respond to a request for records,[Read More…]

by — May 28, 2020 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties