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Utah Repeals Anti-Transparency Law

Posted by timothy on from the opacity-the-law-for-behives-and-ski-mountains dept.

oddjob1244 writes "After enduring two weeks of public fury, Utah lawmakers voted Friday to repeal a bill that would have restricted public access to government records. While Senate President Michael Waddoups accused the media of lobbying on the issue and others blamed the press for biased coverage that turned citizens against them, Sen. Steve Urquhart said bluntly: 'We messed up. It is nobody's fault but ours.'"

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  1. Re:FOI request. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, well, then it isn't really a freedom of information act, is it?
    It's more like a "Give me whatever information you think I should be able to get" act which basically translates to "Don't give me any information I want that could make you look bad act".