AP requests MS House, Senate email, schedules to “test government openness”

Top Miss. lawmakers: Email, schedule not for public

JACKSON – Republican leaders in the Mississippi House and Senate have denied a request for email correspondence and information about their schedules, saying the state Public Records Act does not apply to legislators.

Top Democrats in each chamber ignored identical records requests The Associated Press submitted as part of a nationwide effort to test government openness to show who’s influencing policymakers.

ClarionLedger
3/14/16