) would change the state’s Open Public Records Act, which is used by the public to request anything from public meeting agendas and decisions to salaries and contracts.in the Senate and Assembly to boos and shouts that echoed throughout both chambers a week ago Monday. It is now at the governor’s desk.
Supporters from the New Jersey League of Municipalities, state Association of Counties, and other government groups say this would end a drain on taxpayer money — a contention Baraka disputed Wednesday. “It is proven, there is no way to spin it,” Baraka added. “By removing this safeguard, we diminish transparency, weaken our democratic institutions, and cause issues of inequity for people who do not have resources for representation.”
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