NFOIC supports lawsuit accusing government agency of repeatedly violating Washington state’s open government laws
Resident claims that King County Housing Authority has established an allegedly private nonprofit organization to carry out its programs while circumventing the Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act.COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 23, 2013) - With support from the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) and Knight FOI Fund, a public housing resident in suburban Seattle filed a lawsuit today accusing a local housing authority of repeatedly violating Washington state’s public disclosure and open meeting laws. Cindy Ference, who lives in a King County Housing Authority complex for