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NC Agency Gets a Disincentive on Withholding Records

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· Story link The North Carolina Department of Commerce was ordered to pay $7,500 in legal fees to requesters seeking…

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The North Carolina Department of Commerce was ordered to pay $7,500 in legal fees to requesters seeking records on a $242.5 million incentive package that resulted in Dell building a computer assembly plant in Winston Salem. It may be the first time a state agency has had to reimburse legal fees in a records access dispute. (10/3/05)

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