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South Dakota Media Push New Open Government Laws

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· Story link South Dakota media organizations are pressing lawmakers improve the state’s open government laws, including creating an appeal…

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South Dakota media organizations are pressing lawmakers improve the state’s open government laws, including creating an appeal procedure when information requests are denied and another establishing the presumption that all records are public unless specifically closed by the legislature. The proposals were developed by the state’s Government Openness Task Force. (1/4/08)

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