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St. Helens council adopts executive‑session media policy; denies local applicant, admits Oregonian reporter
Summary
The St. Helens Common Council on Feb. 19 adopted a new executive‑session media attendance policy, denied a local applicant’s request to attend executive sessions as a news representative and approved an application from a reporter with The Oregonian.
The St. Helens Common Council on Feb. 19 adopted a resolution formalizing who may attend council executive sessions and acted on several pending applications for media credentials, denying one local applicant and approving a credentialed reporter from The Oregonian.
The council approved Resolution No. 2,037, described at the meeting as an updated “executive session news media attendance policy” that replaces the earlier policy (resolution number not specified at the meeting). Council members said they were following the city attorney’s guidance when they reviewed individual…
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