Has this info ever been mentioned on any of the cable news shows that are covering the case or just discussed in various forums?
The Associated Press
July 29. 2005 6:40PM
Alabama is going to get a commission that will study how to make it easier for the public to obtain access to public records.
On Friday, Gov. Bob Riley's office announched he had signed a resolution that the Legislature passed in its special session to create the 29-member commission.
The resolution says there is currently no uniform process for members of the public or the news media to request public records.
The sponsor, Rep. Blaine Galliher, D-Gadsden, said the commission would recommend a uniform policy for all state and local agencies to use in making public records available.
He said the commission's recommendations would be turned into a proposed bill to be considered by the Legislature next year.
Galliher was the House sponsor of the state's new open meetings law that passed the Legislature earlier this year. He said getting an open records law will be "the second step in the process of opening up government."
Riley also signed: a resolution urging Congress to open an investigation of Natalee Holloway's disappearance in Aruba.
-legislation that will allow state officials and state employees to get reimbursed for actual expenses rather than getting the regular state per diem of $50 per day when attending some major conventions in the state. The Legislature passed the law because the annual meeting of the Southern Legislative Conference starts Saturday in Mobile.