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Do you want accountable government? You should support local journalism

Do you want accountable government? You should support local journalism

by K B | Dec 12, 2019 | News

By Richard T. Griffiths Here’s what happens to communities when local journalism collapses: Taxpayers pay more and know less. When local newspapers shut down, county payrolls swell, jumping $1.4 million within a year of a newspaper closing. Taxpayers pay more in...

Georgia attorney general urges high court to reverse public hospital records closure

by Ashley Dale | Jun 16, 2017 | News

Saying “open government is essential to a free, open and democratic society,” state Attorney General Chris Carr urged the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse a 2016 Georgia Court of Appeals decision that allowed closure of records from privately administered public...

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