Washington House Adds to List of Government Transparency Assaults | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

WA House adds to list of government transparency assaults

Our state Legislature’s march toward secrecy is speeding up, despite lawsuits, massive public outcry and even a ruling that was largely against them from the state Supreme Court.

Washington House adds to list of government transparency assaults | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

By Colette Weeks

WA House adds to list of government transparency assaults | WASHCOG | Courier-Herald

A 30-day auto-delete email system will destroy records on a regular basis and encourage lawmakers to delete certain emails even sooner.

Washington House adds to list of government transparency assaults, auto-deletion

Our state Legislature’s march toward secrecy is speeding up, despite lawsuits, massive public outcry and even a ruling that was largely against them from the state Supreme Court. Image of Colette Weeks, Director of Coalition for Open Government In the latest move against government transparency, the public records officer of the Washington House of Representatives sent an internal email in July to House members outlining a restart of a 30-day em…