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Record access tensions persist in open records debate
A statewide public records audit found frequent denial of access to routine records from local governments, police, and schools. Ohio lawmakers, including Rep. William Seitz, weigh exemptions to shield privacy, notably concealing gun license holder names, amid broader national tug of war over what remains public.
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House Judiciary
Scott Oelslager
Canton
Ohio
Andy Alexander
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Freedom of Information
Cox Newspapers
Washington
Oeslager
Seitz
Bob Taft
Harrison Two
Ann Fenley
Fenley
Common Cause Ohio
Taft