Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Open records crucial to a successful democracy

  September 13, 2009 in Opinion on Page B8 We are reluctant to second-guess a federal judge on questions of law, but if Benjamin Settle is right that Washington’s open public records act may unconstitutionally abridge a right to … 1

• washington records

  August 26, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses

• washington records

  August 25, 2009 in City on Page A10 Spokane County Marriage licenses

• Idaho site offers nitty-gritty on spending

  August 19, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – A nonprofit group on Tuesday launched a “government transparency” Web site that offers details about state and local government spending in Idaho, from a mayor’s salary to an …

• 

  Idaho guv wants ‘total, complete transparency’ on state lands

  July 21, 2009 in Idaho A committee of top real estate professionals was asked to review how Idaho could update its rules for transfers of state endowment lands to match “modern business practices,” and this …

• Our View: Public-records committee still has crucial role

  March 27, 2009 in Opinion on Page A19 When Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire launched her assault on burgeoning bureaucracy last month, she pointed to a list of 470 state boards and commissions that had been “created over decades …

• 

  Sims leaving legal bill for public-records fight

  March 24, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – The man President Barack Obama selected to be his top deputy at the Department of Housing and Urban Development is leaving his last public job with a huge …

• Lawmakers seek to limit inmates’ access to records

  February 20, 2009 in City on Page A9 SEATTLE – An entrepreneurial spirit struck Allan Parmelee last fall as he sat in a Washington state prison, serving 17 years for bombing the cars of two attorneys. He wrote …

• Our View: Lawmakers should side with public on records

  January 20, 2009 in Opinion on Page A7 As the Washington Legislature settles in for a 2009 session dominated by budget challenges, other important issues will compete for its attention, too. One familiar topic will be the defense …