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Bill would make public records requests pay to play

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Berit Anderson

"On Friday, the House Appropriations Committee approved House Bill 1684 allowing state agencies and local governments to charge a fee based on the size of an electronic file containing records," writes the Herald of Everett's Jerry Cornfield.

The move, championed by a coalition of cities, counties, schools and special districts, is an attempt to deal with large digital records requests, which can swamp the staffs of smaller public entities.

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Berit Anderson

By Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson was Managing Editor at Crosscut, following tech, culture, media and politics. She founded Crosscut's Community Idea Lab. 
 
 Previously community manager of the Tribune Company’