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By Steve Marantz
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/americas_new_war/mwra11232001.htm

BostonHerald.com
News & Opinion

   AMERICA'S NEW WAR

   Terrorist fears pull veil over state agencies
   by Steve Marantz

   Friday, November 23, 2001


[ ...more ]

...The abrupt change could create a bind for Secretary of State William
   Galvin, a likely Democratic gubernatorial candidate, whose office
   regulates the public records law. He eventually may have to decide
   which public records pose a safety threat - and which records simply
   threaten agency management.

   Galvin said that while he is generally supportive of the agencies'
   public safety concerns, the state's law tends to protect the public's
   right to know.

   ``Our law is broader than the federal law - the courts generally have
   been very enforcing, with some exceptions,'' Galvin said.

   However, the law is flexible enough to give his office considerable
   discretion, Galvin said...

[ more... ]

By Steve Marantz

BostonHerald.com
News & Opinion
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/americas_new_war/mwra11232001.htm




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