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Thursday, December 20, 2007 - Posts

Richardson pledges to roll back secrecy if elected president

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is the first presidential candidate to respond to the Sunshine Campaign surveys coordinated by ASNE's Sunshine Week effort. In his survey, Richardson pledges that as president he "would ensure that the obsessive secrecy

Virginia sheriff faces fine for refusing to disclose advisory board members

The Madison County sheriff in Virginia is required to pay a $250 fine for refusing to provide a citizen a basic list of the department's advisory board members. The sheriff said the disgruntled former employee who requested it right before the election