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Flashback Friday: Promises of transparency broken by politics
In 1971, Washington passed the Open Public Meetings Act to guarantee transparency in government, declaring that “the people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have created.” But this week, Clallam County residents were reminded just how far today’s county commissioners have strayed from that vision—choosing special interests and political convenience over the very public they are sworn to serve.
Flashback to 1971: Government belongs to the people
Washngton’s Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) was written to prevent decisions from being made in…
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