Editorial: Consequences for violating the Freedom of Information Act

I was happy to read in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription required) today that Prosecuting Attorney Larry Jegley intends to file a charge of violation of the Freedom of Information Act against Rodney Forte, director of the Metropolitan Housing Alliance of Little Rock.

The federal financed housing agency, a creature of city government, has been giving the newspaper the runaround for months on its internal workings, the public evidence of which isn't confidence-inspiring. The last straw was the agency saying it would cost $16,000 for the Democrat-Gazette to receive personnel records it had requested.

Arrogant. Laughable. Stupid. But that's been a pattern at the agency. Continue>>>

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