27-11-2017 19:49 via sltrib.com

Utah attorney general’s attempts to keep secret what the public should know are getting silly

So the Utah attorney general’s office has asked a judge to overturn a unanimous State Records Committee order that it release its opinion on Gov. Gary Herbert’s process for a special congressional election to replace former Rep. Jason Chaffetz.The attorney general’s office argues that a records committee member writes a column for The Salt Lake Tribune, which is the party seeking release of the opinion, and that poses at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.Well, as t
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