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Secrecy grows as small towns raise taxes and close meetings
Volant Pennsylvania residents denounce reduced public access as the borough approves a 57 percent property tax hike amid no prior budget discussion. Experts cite a nationwide shift toward secrecy in local government from schools to counties, with records requests and open meetings frequently delayed or denied.
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Cheryl Geidner
Volant
Pittsburgh
Gerdner
John
U.S
David Cuillier
Joseph L. Brechner
Freedom of Information Project
University of Florida
Cuillier
MuckRock
Chicago
California
Fresno
Sapelo Island
Georgia
Council
Howard Moss
Moss
Glenn Smith
Smith
Bridget Fry
Jonathan Peters
University of Georgia
Rural Hall
North Carolina
Carol Newsome
Ron Niland