US Politics
The California Paywall: How AB 1821 Would Make Government Secrecy a Commodity for the Rich
A California legislator has introduced a bill that would drastically increase the cost of accessing public records, effectively pricing out ordinary citizens from government transparency. This assault on the Public Records Act is a direct attack on the foundational principles of democratic accountability, threatening to plunge our government into a new era of secrecy and disenfranchisement.
