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Keep public records open to the public

Public records must remain open and accessible A special report urges the mobilization of civic leaders, organizations, businesses and all residents to work together to save the state’s Public Records Act.
The report is available online for viewing and downloading at washcog.org.
State lawmakers and the courts continue to whittle away at the landmark public records law, which was adopted...

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