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2 in New Jersey Township Pin Campaigns to Open Government

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· Story link Two independent candidates running for a township council in New Jersey are staking their campaigns on open…

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Two independent candidates running for a township council in New Jersey are staking their campaigns on open government. Their goal, they say, is to make Lower Township “the most open municipal government in New Jersey. We start with the premise that government should release all information to taxpayers … and to keep private only that which we cannot legally release.” (4/16/08)

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