Letter from the Editor: The cure for confusion over open meetings laws isn’t more secrecy

Published on: 02/22/2026

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Oregon's 53-year-old public meetings law requires elected officials to deliberate in public. When there are suspected meeting violations – as the Newberg School Board faced -- the Oregon Government Ethics Commission investigates.

Journalists breathed a sigh of relief back in 2023, when Oregon lawmakers passed a bill requiring public officials to do all their work in public.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/02/letter-from-the-editor-the-cure-for-confusion-over-open-meetings-laws-isnt-more-secrecy.html

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