Press club drops contempt request against Idaho Lt. Gov.
Attorneys for the state press association and the lieutenant governor’s office filed the agreement to drop the contempt request on Friday afternoon, according to court documents.
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Washington Supreme Court to hear police public records case
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving six Seattle police officers who were in Washington D.C. during the Jan. 6 insurrection and sued several people who filed public records requests to disclose the…
Legislative records fight before Washington Supreme Court
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A push by media groups to gain access to the records of Washington lawmakers is before the state's highest court.The Washington Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will determine whether state lawmakers are subject to the same disclosure rules that apply to other elected officials under the voter-approved Public Records Act.
Washington newspapers urge veto of records exemption bill
Ten newspapers in Washington state have published front page editorials urging Gov. Jay Inslee to veto a bill passed last week by the Legislature designed to circumvent a recent court ruling that found state lawmakers were fully subject to the state's public disclosure laws.
