February 25, 2016

Group: Lawmakers' open meeting exemption unconstitutional

BOSTON (AP) - A watchdog group says the Legislature's exemption from the requirements of the state's open meeting law is unconstitutional.

The Pioneer Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank, said Thursday the exemption restricts public access to certain legislative meetings and undermines the constitutional tenet that government be accountable to the ...

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