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Lawmakers Don’t Like Being Kept in the Dark

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· Story link Legislators in Colorado are unhappy that records related to the $100 million the state had received in…

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Legislators in Colorado are unhappy that records related to the $100 million the state had received in homeland security grants are being kept from them. They’re considering making the records, closed after 9/11, public. “There’s no accountability, there’s no real method for us to understand what government is doing to keep us safe,” said Sen. Dan Grossman. (2/18/05)

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