Summary
The most troubling aspect of Georgia's Republican-led legislative session was the tendency for the leadership to go along with calls by some special interests to cloud the transparency of the state's sunshine laws.
Among the more noteworthy anti-transparency bills backed by the leadership, for instance, is House Bill 218, urged by state and local economic development authorities, that would allow government agencies to negotiate private development deals in secret; and House Bill 340, pushed by donor groups, that would allow, with few exceptions, names of financial contributors to taxpayer-funded universities and colleges to keep their names secret. This bill would open up the possibility of big donors using their financial clout to influence university policy without the public knowing about it.See the full content of this document
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Veto Secrecy Bills
Although grass-roots outrage rightfully killed H.B. 218, H.B. 340 squeezed through the legislature shortly before adjou...
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