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Guard Your Right to Open Government

Guard Your Right to Open Government Guard Your Right to Open Government
It’s “Sunshine Week,” a time when we celebrate one of the bedrocks of American democracy: open government. It’s timed to coincide with the birthday of James Madison, known as the father of the...
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