Massachusetts Got an F in Access To Public Information. See complete study at this link
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/11/09/18716/states-flunk-integrity
[From article]
Kansas was rated as one of the least transparent states in the nation last year by a national study, but lawmakers of both parties are looking to change that.
Several bills being considered in Topeka this session seek to make Kansas government more open and accountable to Kansans. Lawmakers of both parties are pledging to support these efforts.
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The pledge, drafted by new nonprofit Open Kansas, asks lawmakers to support legislation that will increase the public’s access to information.
Open Kansas noted that Kansas was one of 11 states to receive an F when the Center for Public Integrity rated states on transparency last year.
Kansas such a low grade is a loophole in the state’s open records law that allows state officials to conduct public business on private e-mail.
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“This goes beyond tweeting or making a pledge to be open,” Carpenter said in a news release. “This bill represents creative problem-solving to find a new and workable solution that will get the job done and bring committee hearings to anyone who wants to listen in.”
http://www.govtech.com/state/Kansas-Lawmakers-Unite-for-Transparency.html
Kansas Lawmakers Unite for Transparency
Kansas was one of 11 states to receive an F on transparency last year, and both Republican and Democratic legislators are determined to change that in 2016.
BY BRYAN LOWRY
THE WICHITA EAGLE
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
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