Governor signs Oregon FOI law improvements
Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed two bills to accelerate requests for public
records and require the release of some information that would be confidential
otherwise under attorney-client privilege.
After a June 22 signing ceremony, Kulongoski said Oregon needs to put the
public back into its 1973 public-records law, which has been eroded over the
years by exemptions approved by lawmakers putting various records out of the
public's reach.
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