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Declassifying state records after 75 years

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From Freedom Foundation

Today the Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee (i.e., the “Sunshine Committee”) discussed a proposal that would allow the State Archivist to unseal public records that had previously been deemed confidential after the passage of 75 years. I testified in support of the proposal.

Tagged public records exemptions accountability committee, state archivist, sunshine committee

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