KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Open Meetings in RI
Last updated: January 1, 2020 12:00 am
RI's Open Meetings Act (R.I. General Laws §42-46 et. al.) - is an important government transparency law that promotes the public's right to have their voice heard on the issues they care about.
Last Updated: March 2018
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