Wa Public Records News
State paying record amount for records lawsuits KING5.com by SUSANNAH FRAME / KING 5 News In the state of Washington if a citizen requests a public record, it should be turned over unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. That's the law. But the KING 5 Investigators have found more people than ever |
Midday Scan: Outside groups lining up on marriage; Olympia may expand secrecy Crosscut (blog) The Washington legislature is trying to defang the state's open-records' law. As the Herald's Scott North writes, lawmakers are using the pretext of frivolous or burdensome requests to curtail access to public records. For investigative journalists |
Legislators again forget about 'public' in records Yakima Herald-Republic Washington's Public Records Act spells out that the state's citizens don't yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them, government employees don't have the right to determine what people need to know, and the people insist on remaining |
INFLUENCE GAME: Big money donors in campaign will have business to discuss Washington Post The Associated Press reviewed financial reports, regulatory filings, court records, public statements and more to identify favors that the biggest donors so far in the presidential campaign might want in return for their contributions worth $100000 or |
 Financial Times | NY AG Schneiderman sues banks, accusing them of deceit in use of electronic Washington Post Schneiderman claims the MERS system has eliminated homeowners' ability to track property transfers through traditional public records. He said the electronic system now stores that data and is plagued by inaccuracies and what the lawsuit calls “faulty New York sues banks over fraudulent foreclosures US NY AG Files Lawsuit Vs Big Banks Over Use Of MERS |
