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Washington Speeds Up Public Records | Seattle News
Washington’s Attorney General is pushing for faster public records access, targeting the 2,000+ state agencies bogged down by delays that have ballooned from 15 to 24 days since 2019—and ballooning costs exceeding $128 million. New guidelines aim to triage requests, prioritizing simple, single-document asks for a five-day turnaround, while tackling the backlog of complex requests. The push, driven by journalists and transparency advocates since 2024, also mandates moving personal-device-stored records to official systems within five days. Critics worry about legal risks, the five-day window’s…
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