A rushed attempt to upend laws that facilitate public access to government documents in New Jersey — with new legislation masquerading as a reform — failed. Editorials, op-eds, columns and tweets made it clear: Government transparency in New Jersey must not be attacked. "The OPRA bill is dead, for now, but we can't rest easy until we purge Trenton of those willing to crush decades of progress in transparency," Bergen said. Amendments we hope to see include rollbacks on the limits on access to email, email addresses, addresses and other public records. “I think there are people who are legitimately trying to address some issues with the system, but we are all in on transparency most importantly.

Source: Forbes March 15, 2024 14:36 UTC