ACLU cheers Governor's signing of public records reform
Photo: Longtime advocates for public records reform celebrate after Governor Baker signed the legislation into law.
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Photo: Longtime advocates for public records reform celebrate after Governor Baker signed the legislation into law.
Last week, The Boston Globe shared the story of a Salem couple who expressed frustration about what the
In a pair of unanimous, bipartisan votes, the state House of Representatives and Senate today passed the first major reform of Massachusetts public records law in four decades, sending it to Governor Charlie Baker, who has 10 days to sign, veto, or let it become law without his signatu
Leaders in the Massachusetts state House of Representatives and the state Senate proved themselves to be good-government reformers today when they voted unanimously to fix our state public records law.
Six legislators tasked with reconciling different versions of public records reform legislation passed by the state House and Senate today released the final version of a compromise bill.