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Biloxi council holds first reading on public-records ordinance after WLOX raises access concerns
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The Biloxi City Council held a first reading of an ordinance amending local rules on public records and Mississippi uniform crash reports after Natalie Campin of WLOX urged the council to hold a public hearing and preserve timelines in the Mississippi Public Records Act.
The Biloxi City Council on Monday held a first reading of an ordinance to amend the city code on public records and Mississippi uniform crash reports after a WLOX reporter told the council she feared the changes would weaken open-records timelines.
Natalie Campin, managing editor at WLOX News, told the council the proposed city ordinance “offers no explanation as to why the administration believes changes are necessary, nor does it explain why the city would make changes that contradict the Mississippi Open Records Act.” She urged the council to hold a public hearing before adopting changes that, in her reading, would…
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