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Top state official trying to toughen public records law
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2015/05/top_state_official_trying_to_toughen_public_records_lawTop state official trying to toughen public records law
Associated Press
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
BOSTON — The top official responsible for overseeing Massachusetts' public records law said he's considering pushing for a ballot question to overhaul it, including toughening enforcement of the measure and expanding it to partially include lawmakers.
State Secretary William Galvin said Tuesday that the current law doesn't have enough teeth.
Galvin said he'd like to have someone in the Attorney General's office assigned to handle the cases he refers when state agencies refuse to respond to legitimate records requests.
Galvin said the public records law should be expanded to at least cover contracts and payments made by state lawmakers, who have exempted themselves.
