>Legislators seek to expand open-records law (OPRA )
Two Republican lawmakers want to pull back the curtain on the state’s public records law by removing some provisions that exempt legislators.
Assemblyman John Amodeo and Assemblyman-elect Chris Brown, both of Atlantic County, plan to introduce in January a bill to allow the decade-old Open Public Records Act (OPRA) to apply to communications between legislators and other governmental agencies.
“Legislators should be as open and transparent as every other public official in New Jersey,” said Amodeo. “Removing this exemption will provide assurance to the public that their elected officials are working for them, not special interests.” (DeFalco, Associated Press)
