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Utah lawmakers look to dissolve, replace State Records Committee. Here’s why that matters
Utah’s media organizations — including Utah News Dispatch — are joining arms to stand against a newly-unveiled bill being considered by the Utah Legislature that would dismantle a long-standing committee that decides whether government records should be released to the public. Since it was created in 1992, the seven-member State Records Committee has heard appeals from journalists and other Utahns when governments deny access to records. But with SB277, Senate Majority Assistant Whip Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, wants to not only replace that committee with one decision-maker, ...
