Post by Logan on Mar 16, 2016 20:00:42 GMT -6
HELENA — As part of a nationwide effort to measure how open records laws are applied in state legislatures, the Associated Press sent open-records requests to Montana's top lawmakers seeking copies of their daily schedules and emails from government accounts for the week of Feb. 1-7.
Montana's top lawmakers generally cooperated with requests for emails and schedules, but in some cases were reluctant to do so.
The Senate president, Debby Barrett, responded only when pressed. When she did respond, she simply stated that she conducted no official business via email during the week in question.
A legislative subcommittee last month took up the issue of public requests for email and directed staff to clarify existing guidelines, including the use of personal email addresses in the conduct of public business.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/montana-lawmakers-have-mixed-responses-to-open-records-requests/article_01694552-4126-5219-a036-403f558f1648.html
Montana's top lawmakers generally cooperated with requests for emails and schedules, but in some cases were reluctant to do so.
The Senate president, Debby Barrett, responded only when pressed. When she did respond, she simply stated that she conducted no official business via email during the week in question.
A legislative subcommittee last month took up the issue of public requests for email and directed staff to clarify existing guidelines, including the use of personal email addresses in the conduct of public business.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/montana-lawmakers-have-mixed-responses-to-open-records-requests/article_01694552-4126-5219-a036-403f558f1648.html