Remember the revelation behind the horrific death of Kenwin Garcia at the hands of a State Police trooper, or the lion\’s share of Bridgegate evidence? Those became public because of OPRA requests.
That\’s why we applaud the legislature\’s latest attempt to fortify OPRA, which gives all citizens the right to gain access to public documents; and the Open Public Meetings Act, which requires governmental organizations to announce meetings and provide access to them.
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