'Somehow, Lina Hidalgo has concluded that Mattress Mack’s request for records is hurting democracy,' the Editorial Board writes.
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Somehow, though, Hidalgo has also concluded that Mattress Mack’s request for records is hurting democracy. Mattress Mack’s request, submitted on his behalf by former sleuthing TV journalist-turned-media consultant Wayne Dolcefino, included texts, phone messages and emails for Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum, including correspondence with Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ office, along with voting machine maintenance records, information about ballot paper, and communications between officials and judges overseeing polling locations.
Today, government agencies seem to consider it almost perfunctory to run to the AG to hide information, using a “competitive harm” excuse to withhold public contract information or a “policymaking” exception to shroud even routine personnel and administrative decisions. Exceptions for police and investigative information are even used to keep grieving parents from obtaining autopsies and other records on their children’s deaths.
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