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Lawmakers debate repeal of certain fees tied to right‑to‑know requests
Summary
Representative Louise Andrews urged repeal of fees tied to voluminous right‑to‑know requests, saying fees deter ordinary citizens from pursuing records; municipal representatives and NHMA warned the state and towns need a mechanism to recoup large production costs and called earlier reforms a negotiated compromise.
CONCORD — Representative Louise Andrews testified in favor of House Bill 114, a proposal to repeal fee provisions enacted in recent sessions that allow public bodies to charge for voluminous right‑to‑know requests. Andrews said fees can bar ordinary citizens from pursuing government records and recounted personal experience using long‑running…
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