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WA AGO consider new rules for public record requests as it faces PRR appeals

  • By TJ Martinell | The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Washington State Attorney General’s Office is proposing new model rules for how state and local governments comply with the Public Records Act, a move many advocates say is needed to address what they consider ongoing compliance issues.

WA AGO handled public records request in ‘discriminatory way,’ requester says
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WA AGO handled public records request in ‘discriminatory way,’ requester says

(The Center Square) - The release of sensitive internal communications between the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and lawmakers about how to push forward a millionaire's tax appeared to be "on the fly" and "discriminatory," with some getting all the documents and other heavily redacted versions, records and interviews obtained by The Center Square show.Â