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Bill Would End Anonymous Open Record Requests

Bill Would End Anonymous Open Record Requests

HB 1198 seeks to reduce transparency by requiring those requesting information to identify themselves, overturning legal traditions.

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Dustin Gawrylow
Jan 09, 2023
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Bill Would End Anonymous Open Record Requests
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Last night, we released our first tracking list of the 2023 Legislative session.

North Dakota's Watchdog Update
Bill Tracking List As Of January 9th, 2023
Key Watchdog Votes Income Tax HB 1158 - Watchdog Supports House: 01/03 H Introduced, first reading, referred Finance and Taxation Committee 01/11 H Committee Hearing - 09:00 AM Relating to the imposition of a flat income tax rate of one and one-half percent for individuals, estates, and trusts; and to provide an effective date…
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3 years ago · Dustin Gawrylow

One bill posted today that is sure to raise some eyebrows among journalists and advocates of government transparency is House Bill 1198.

This bill would “require an individual who requests an open record to provide the individual's name and contact information.”

This is a huge…

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