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Statutes that mandate that meetings of governmental agencies and departments be open to the public at large. Through sunshine laws, administrative agencies are required to do their work in public, and as a result, the process is sometimes called "government in the sunshine." A law that requires open meetings ordinarily specifies the only instances when a meeting can be closed to the public and mandates that certain procedures be followed before a particular meeting is closed. The Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.A. § 552) requires agencies to share information they have obtained with the public. Exceptions are permitted, in general, in the interest of national security or to safeguard the privacy of businesses. Cross-referencesHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On this matter, he asks: To what entities does the sunshine law apply? As a resident of Kansas City, I have watched the politics of this project play out, and have reviewed the internal documents, obtained under the Missouri Sunshine law. ``There are compelling reasons to have a sunshine law and try to end an era where you have successive injuries because of confidential settlements,'' Schiff said. |
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