CLOSE USA Today reporters Jon Campbell and Meaghan McDermott discuss the firing of Bob Freeman, a senior state employee and advocate for FOI requests and open meeting laws. Wochit ALBANY – Robert Freeman, former director of the state Committee on Open Government, will pay a $15,000 fine to settle claims he […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic heralded great unemployment across the country earlier this year. In hard-hit Washington state, a record number of financially stricken citizens sought unemployment benefits, overwhelming public agencies. In looking at state public services, which were stymied by a lack of IT support, The Seattle Times recently found a […]
States across the United States should be prepared to distribute a coronavirus vaccine by November 1 “just in case” one is ready, Dr. Jerome Adams, the US Surgeon General said. “We’ve always said that we are hopeful for a vaccine by the end of this year or beginning of next year,” Adams […]