Lawmakers pass the buck on San Jose transparency bill - San José Spotlight

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Lawmakers pass the buck on San Jose transparency bill - San José Spotlight

A state bill to increase public access to the communication of government officials died on the desks of lawmakers without consideration — a sign of the uphill battle transparency measures face in Sacramento. Senate Bill 908 — introduced in January by State Sen. Dave Cortese — would have required public officials to forward messages about government business from their personal accounts to government servers where public access is available. The…