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Exploring the State of Secrecy in Mississippi

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· Story link The Associated Press, the Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information and newspapers across the state joined to…

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The Associated Press, the Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information and newspapers across the state joined to publish an eight-day series of stories, Mississippi, the Secret State, focusing on open government problems. It notes that the state received a failing grade in a 2007 study by the Better Government Association and the National Freedom of Information Coalition. The reports included a look at records and open meeting law enforcement and exemptions. (2/14/08)

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