SUNSHINE: NNA prez lauds FOIA legislation
National Newspaper Association President Jerry Reppert, publisher of the Anna (Ill.) Gazette-Democrat, applauded the approval by a key House Subcommittee of HR 867, a bill designed to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and increase openness in government. The House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance and Accountability, led by Chairman Todd Russell Platts, R-Pa., approved the OPEN Government Act by voice vote. Read more…