Public-records reform bill passes Mass. House

BOSTON – Ahead of the unanimous passage of what they said was the first Massachusetts public records overhaul in more than four decades on Wednesday, a key lawmaker in the House of Representatives said the measure would increase transparency without adding an unfunded mandate on cities and towns. "As a former local official and someone who pays a lot of attention to municipal government, I don't view anything in this bill as an unfunded mandate," said Rep. Stephen Kulik (D-Worthington), vice ch

BOSTON – Ahead of the unanimous passage of what they said was the first Massachusetts public records overhaul in more than four decades on Wednesday, a key lawmaker in the House of Representatives said the measure would increase transparency without adding an unfunded mandate on cities and towns. "As a former local official and someone who pays a lot of attention to municipal government, I don't view anything in this bill as an unfunded mandate," said Rep. Stephen Kulik (D-Worthington), vice ch…