Supreme Court says counties can charge
(OPINION) — Hey, Nebraska! Is this the new pay-to-play? Or is this stemming from a large influential agricultural entity that is hiding something?
The 23-page ruling tends to affirm a $44,103 charge to a nonprofit news site, The Flatwater Free Press, to fulfill its request for public documents related to nitrate contamination of the state’s groundwater.
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First, our local counties go dark and undercover on the public scanner feeds, now they have been granted an extortion license by the highest court to discourage public information requests.
In a stunning and controversial ruling, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that local governments can now charge for public record access.
Maybe it’s time to remove the words from the State Capitol that clearly read, “The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen.”
Here’s one; Democracy Dies In Darkness. CNN killed that one.
What the hell are you thinking, Nebraska?
Read this article for more from the best news source in the state – NCN.
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