{"id":279,"date":"2023-09-22T13:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/press-releases\/state-budget-would-gut-transparency-in-north-carolinas-government-outrageously-keep-public-in-the-dark\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T13:05:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:05:11","slug":"state-budget-would-gut-transparency-in-north-carolinas-government-outrageously-keep-public-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/north-carolina\/press\/state-budget-would-gut-transparency-in-north-carolinas-government-outrageously-keep-public-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"State budget would gut transparency in North Carolina\u2019s government, outrageously keep public in the dark"},"template":"","class_list":["post-279","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"68\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":190}"],"related_issues":[84,105,419],"related_work":false,"location":36},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"RALEIGH \u2013 After months of secret deal-making by a handful of powerful politicians behind closed doors, legislative leaders revealed a 625-page state budget on Wednesday. Less than 48 hours later, and with a midnight vote in the House along the way, the budget was rammed through both chambers. It now goes to Gov. Roy Cooper for his consideration.\r\n\r\nBuried in the mammoth document are alarming provisions that would gut transparency in state government. The provisions would bar the public from having access to critical documents related to essential work of the legislature, including the creation of North Carolina\u2019s voting districts.\r\n\r\n\u201cThese anti-transparency provisions are an insult to North Carolina,\u201d said Jane Pinsky with Common Cause North Carolina<\/b>. \u201cIt seems some politicians currently occupying the People\u2019s House have forgotten that the records they produce belong to the public because it reflects the people\u2019s business.\u00a0 As voters, as taxpayers, as North Carolinians, we have a fundamental right to know what legislators are doing inside our legislature. We need more sunshine \u2013 not less \u2013 on the lawmaking process.\u201d\r\n\r\nCommon Cause North Carolina joined other good-government organizations in sending a letter<\/a> to legislative leaders opposing the anti-transparency provisions in the state budget.\r\n\r\n
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