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Jindal helps kill public records bill; supports alternative

By Brian Denzer

Bill Barrow, writing for The Times-Picayune:
BATON ROUGE — With the backing of Gov. Bobby Jindal, a House committee killed a bill that would have opened nearly all records of the governor’s executive office to public inspection, a move that the legislative sponsor said would bring real transparency to a state that touts the concept. …
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Jindal ranked last place for transparency

By Brian Denzer

The Advocate:
The Florida-based Citizens Access Project, which monitors government transparency across the country, ranked Louisiana dead last in transparency for access to records in the Governor’s Office.
Governor Jindal has been praised for the ethics reforms he was able to get passed in the Louisiana legislature, although the “gold standard” as been challenged by critics who… »


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