Commentary: WA House adds to list of government transparency assaults

Commentary: WA House adds to list of government transparency assaults

Our state Legislature’s march toward secrecy is speeding up, despite lawsuits, massive public outcry and even a ruling that was largely against them from the state Supreme Court. In the […]

Commentary: WA House adds to list of government transparency assaults - Lynnwood Today

State Capitol building in Olympia. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield) Our state Legislature’s march toward secrecy is speeding up, despite lawsuits, massive public outcry and even a ruling that was largely against them from the state Supreme Court. In the latest move against government transparency, the public records officer of the Washington House of Representatives sent an internal email in July to House members outlining a restart of a 30-day email …