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The Public Records Act (PRA) is a law of the U.S. state of Washington requiring public access to all records and materials from state and local agencies. [1] It was originally passed as a ballot initiative by voters in 1972 and revised several times by the state legislature. The definition of public records, especially concerning the state ...
WA law says public records are a right, so why is it taking longer than ever to get them? | Opinion. The Tri-City Herald Editorial Board. March 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM. 1 / 2.
Initiative to the People 276 (or the Public Disclosure Act) was a law approved by the people of Washington in a vote held in 1972.The law required the state government to establish the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission in order to provide information to the public about campaign fundraising and expenditures [2] The initiative was passed by the people at the same time as the ...
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA / ˈ f ɔɪ j ə / FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...
Hispanic Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CHA) Historical Society, Eastern Washington State (WSHSEAST) History Museum, State (WSHS) Home Care Referral Registry (HCRR) Horse Racing Commission, Washington State (WHRC) House of Representatives, Washington State (HOUSE) Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) Human Rights Commission (HRC)
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced the launch of a new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website in a news release on May 14.. 988 was established as the universal telephone ...
In early March 2020, coronavirus cases within Washington state grew along with the rest of the country. Washington State Department of Health officials requested, from the federal government's Strategic National Stockpile (the U.S. government's repository of drugs, vaccines and equipment to be used in major public health emergencies), 233,000 respirators and 200,000 surgical masks.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a court order to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over files on priests accused of sexual abuse. Washington AG investigating clergy ...