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Lawmaker Aims to Strengthen State’s Open Government Law

South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act may soon be getting more enforcement teeth. A bill that passed through a House subcommittee Wednesday allows state and local entities to charge only copy fees for an FOIA request, disallows search fees for … Continue reading

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Can S.C.’s FOIA Law Be Strengthened?

A state legislator wants to toughen South Carolina’s loophole-riddled open records law, but a bill he introduced this year to fix those problems has gone nowhere, languishing since being referred to the House Judiciary Committee in mid-January. Rep. Bill Taylor, … Continue reading

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