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Agencies use delays to thwart public records requests 

Camryn Sanchez Arizona Capitol Times//October 27, 2023//[read_meter]

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Agencies use delays to thwart public records requests 

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Arizona’s public bodies frequently use delay tactics and loose interpretations of the state’s public records laws to avoid transparency, First Amendment attorneys say. (Deposit Photos)

Agencies use delays to thwart public records requests 

Camryn Sanchez Arizona Capitol Times//October 27, 2023//[read_meter]

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories the Arizona Capitol Times will publish on the state of the state’s public records laws. A second story can...

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