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Finance committee adopts amendment to make township records subject to Freedom of Information Act
Summary
On May 4, the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee adopted Amendment 16 to Senate File 4059 to require townships be treated like other government bodies under the Freedom of Information Act after a sponsor described a constituent’s health concerns tied to chemical spraying; the bill as amended was recommended to the floor with technical changes.
The Minnesota Senate Finance Committee on May 4 adopted Amendment 16 to Senate File 4059 that would require townships to be treated like other government bodies under the Freedom of Information Act, the committee chair said. Sen. Friends moved the amendment and explained it with a constituent example involving chemical spraying that the senator said affected a resident’s family.
The amendment’s sponsor, Sen. Friends, described…
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