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View ArticleOpen Government – Your Guide to Access
Citizens can control their government only if they remain informed about the decisions their government officials are making. That important principle underlies Washington’s open public records and...
View ArticlePublic Records Act
Special Note: The following discussion of Washington’s Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) was prepared by Spokane attorneys Duane M. Swinton and Tracy N. LeRoy for presentation at a 2006 Open Government...
View ArticleRequesting Records
A request for public records can be initiated in person, by mail, e-mail, fax, or over the telephone. You may be able to obtain the addresses and telephone numbers of state agencies in current...
View ArticleDealing with Denial
Special Note: The following material is a product of the Washington State Attorney General’s office and is provided here to assist in understanding the agency’s role and responsibility in reviewing...
View ArticleOpen Public Meetings Act
The following text is reprinted with permission from the Association of Washington Cities and the Municipal Research and Service Center. It is part of the “Knowing The Territory: Basic Legal...
View ArticleOpen Public Meetings Act – Exemptions
Open Public Meetings—Doors Open, Shut While public meetings are presumed open, there are times when it may be in the citizens’ best interest to let government boards, commissions, councils, trustees...
View ArticleAccess to State Courts Proceedings and Records
To understand opportunities to access our state courts and the records they host, we need to understand how they are formed and how they operate. Washington’s judiciary and judicial system operate...
View ArticleWashington State’s Public Disclosure Commission
Executive Director Peter Lavallee joined the Public Disclosure Commission in June 2017. He previously was Communications Director for the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. In addition to...
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