Op-ed: Gov. Tina Kotek needs to veto HB 4177 to maintain government transparency

Op-ed: Gov. Tina Kotek needs to veto HB 4177 to maintain government transparency

We are asking Gov. Tina Kotek to veto HB 4177, an ill-advised measure approved by the Oregon Legislature that undermines Oregon’s long-revered Public Meetings Law.

Editorial: A plea to Gov. Kotek - The Chronicle

We are asking Gov. Tina Kotek to veto HB 4177, an ill-advised measure approved by the Oregon Legislature that undermines Oregon’s long- revered Public Meetings Law. A work group that proposed HB 4177 excluded media organizations that were deeply embedded in the creation of our Public Meetings Law in 1973 and in subsequent amendments. Coming late to that table, representatives […]

Commentary: HB 4177 guts public meetings law, must be vetoed

Free commentary: We are asking Gov. Tina Kotek to veto HB 4177, an ill-advised measure approved by the Oregon Legislature that undermines Oregon’s long-revered Public Meetings Law.