The Line: Balancing Transparency And Privacy In Local Government

January 20, 2017 – A state lawmaker pre-filed legislation that would exempt some job candidates from the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA). Sen. Mary Kay Papen, (D-Las Cruces) told NM Political Report her goal is to protect the privacy of job applicants.

Read the full story: Senator aims to exclude public job applicants from open records law

Host Gene Grant leads a debate on government transparency and individual privacy with this week’s Line opinion panelists.

Line Panelists:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative
Dede Feldman, former state senator
Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com

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