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Missouri Press News, April 2014 www.mopress.com Access to public records is ongoing issue Missouri Sunshine Coalition, MPA fight for transparency in government ne of my favorite newspaper- tance of easy access to public re- related organizations is the cords, mention the ambiguities and OMissouri Sunshine Coalition, hurdles to access that persist in the which has been educating and advo- law. cating for government transparency The attorney general’s office will at all levels since late 2008. It’s a be up for grabs in 2016, and we lonely job. should remind the candidates that A conundrum of the digital age is they can have a large impact on paperless storage means less ac- defense against efforts to remove transparency and that we expect cess to records. Because comput- information from public access. Is- them to take an active interest in re- er programs are often not uniform sues such as protecting the public solving sunshine questions. across the departments of govern- notice requirements require a great n access issue that is likely ment and in some cases even with- deal of energy and political curren- to come up during the current in a particular department, a simple cy every year. Alegislative session involves records search is not that simple. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to go video footage from law enforcement Records custodians often need on the offensive? In Georgia, Hol- body cameras. My own opinion, to involve programmers to extract lie Manheimer of the Georgia First which is not necessarily the official data and construct documents. Amendment Foundation, GFAF, MPA opinion, is such footage should Then the documents are usually found an ally in the newly elected be treated in reviewed for information that can state attorney general. the same way be withheld from disclosure. Some- as dashboard he reports in the fall issue of times those reviewers are highly- video from “A paid lawyers. IRE Journal that the founda- law enforce- The Missouri Open Meetings and Stion became deeply involved ment vehicles: conundrum Records statutes say governments in researching and writing sunshine It’s an open have the right to recover their costs of language that accomplished many record, sub- of the digital producing the records. Many bodies of the things we’ve been working ject to some have also asserted the right to recov- toward in Missouri: lower costs and restrictions, age is er the costs of review, though that’s a fees, enhanced penalties for viola- that must be gray area that cries out for clarifica- tions, and increased time to review retained by the paperless tion by the legislature. meeting agendas. After years of governmental It all conspires to thwart transpar- playing defense, the GFAF found body. Watch storage ency for Missouri residents who for legislative a changing climate for open gov- want to keep tabs on what their gov- updates about means ernments are up to. ernment and was able to exploit it. these issues oug Crews spends a lot I hope, over time, the MPA and and others the less access the Missouri Sunshine Coalition MPA is watch- of time and energy in the will work hand-in-hand to achieve Capitol from early January ing on your be- to records” D a similar breakthrough. Association half. through mid-May, as do MPA con- members can help. Support the sultants Harry Gallagher and Heath We’ll have Missouri Sunshine Coalition (www. an important opportunity to present Clarkston. MPA legal counsel Jean missourisunshine.org), and when a united front Feb. 12 at Day at the Maneke also plays a key role. you’re reminding state legislators Capitol. They are mostly forced to play from your area about the impor- I hope to see you there. PRESIDENT: Jim Robertson, DIRECTORS: Columbia Daily Tribune Richard Gard, Missouri Lawyers Media, St. Louis FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: Dennis Warden, Dennis Ellsworth, St. Joseph News-Press Owensville, Gasconade County Republican Donna Bischoff, St. Louis Post-Dispatch SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: Bill Miller, Jr., Jack Miles, The Daily Star-Journal, Warrensburg Washington Missourian Joe Spaar, The Odessan SECRETARY: Jacob Brower, Trevor Vernon, Eldon Advertiser Monett Times/Cassville Democrat Jeff Schrag, Springfield Daily Events TREASURER: Paul Berry, Springfield News-Leader Carol Stark, The Joplin Globe EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Doug Crews James White, Benton County Enterprise, Warsaw ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Mark Nienhueser NNA REPRESENTATIVE: Tianna Brooks, EDITOR: Bryan E. 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