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Combien coûte cette demande de documents publics ? McKee ordonne au RIDOT de rembourser les médias
John Marion estime que la décision du RIDOT de poursuivre les médias n'est « pas un bon précédent ».
Cet article est apparu à l'origine in the Rhode Island Current on February 1, 2024 and was written by Christopher Shea.
Common Cause Rhode Island Executive Director John Marion said RIDOT’s decision to charge media outlets is “not a great precedent.” He said while the APRA law allows agencies to demand payment, they often don’t charge reporters.
And if they do, news outlets historically don’t pay much.
“This was an unusual situation,” Marion said. “Hopefully this norm of not typically charging the media for records that are clearly in the public interest doesn’t erode because of this one incident.”
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