Edit: You Have A Right to Records

Coeur d’Alene Press editorial re: open meetings/public records seminar held in Coeur d’Alene last week: “Did you know that you have a right to much of the recorded business of public entities, who have a specified amount of time to provide you that information or explain why they won’t? And did you know that those public entities by law can’t charge you anything for their first two hours of work to get those documents, nor is there a charge for the first 100 pages of copying those documents? You’re not alone. Some local public officials apparently aren’t aware of those rules, either. But that was part of the point of Wednesday’s workshop, which drew 80-plus people - roughly twice the size of the second biggest crowd statewide as Wasden & Co. have taken this important show on the road.” More here.