New year, same push to overhaul Rhode Island’s outdated public records law • Rhode Island Current

New year, same push to overhaul Rhode Island’s outdated public records law • Rhode Island Current

One new addition to the perennial legislation reforming Rhode Island's Access to Public Records Act aims to prevent public documents from being kept secret by labeling them as 'draft.' The proposal addresses the initial withholding of the draft audit report on the Washington Bridge, shown at 3:04 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026. (Rhode Island Department of Transportation traffic camera)There’s only so many times government access proponents can r…