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Mar 07, 2011
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School Committee Meeting Notices (H 5894, Article 12)

The General Assembly, in an effort to ease the financial burden on school districts, has eliminated a requirement that districts post advance notice of school committee meetings in newspapers.
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Mar 07, 2011
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Central Falls Receivership (H 5922, S 619)

A law passed last year allowing the state to appoint receivers to take over fiscally-distressed municipalities was strengthened this year over objections from the ACLU and lawmakers from Central Falls.
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Mar 07, 2011
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Open Records (H 5809)

ACLU efforts to strengthen the state's open records law, known as APRA, fell short this year.
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Mar 07, 2011
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Mar 07, 2011
  • Government Transparency

School Committee Meeting Notices (H 5894, Article 12)

The General Assembly, in an effort to ease the financial burden on school districts, has eliminated a requirement that districts post advance notice of school committee meetings in newspapers.
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Mar 07, 2011
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Mar 07, 2011
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Central Falls Receivership (H 5922, S 619)

A law passed last year allowing the state to appoint receivers to take over fiscally-distressed municipalities was strengthened this year over objections from the ACLU and lawmakers from Central Falls.
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Mar 07, 2011
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Mar 07, 2011
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Open Records (H 5809)

ACLU efforts to strengthen the state's open records law, known as APRA, fell short this year.
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