Plan to Bypass Right-to-Know Gains

Nashua Telegraph “CONCORD – Nashua officials are halfway to carving out a new exception to the state’s Right-to-Know Law to permit private talks between public boards about pending labor contracts prior to a final vote. Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau sought the...

Wakefield Mulls Email Access

Granite State News “WAKEFIELD — A budget committee member’s quest for e-mails between town officials has prompted selectmen to consider drafting a town policy that would dictate what e-mails can become a public document. Selectmen’s chair Mark Duffy...

Rules Change in NH Shuts Out Public

In what seems like a page from the playbook of Barack H. Obama for lack of transparency, a new rule would shut out certain voices from the legislative procedure. Both Democratic and Republican House leaders supported a rules change to allow only elected lawmakers...

Right to Know Provisions (HB 1284)

HB 1284 would require draft minutes of meetings under the right-to-know law to be available within 5 business days in 2 public locations, one of which is always available for public viewing. The House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on this bill on 01/12/2010...

Right to Know (HB 379)

On January 6, 2010, a vote on the House floor will be taken on HB 379. This bill would exempt certain meetings concerning collective bargaining from the right-to-know law. Find your Legislators and ask them to OPPOSE this bill.

Was RTK Law Violated?

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