![]() It’s time to get busy scrubbing the walls and floors and working harder to show the public what we do, how we do it, and to invite their input. “Sunshine is the best disinfectant,” is a transparency rallying cry we have embraced in years past, but looking forward, we believe it is going to take more than just opening the curtains. Over the last several years, we have witnessed a growing, politically motivated assault on truth that has fractured public opinion and eroded faith in our government institutions to the lowest it has been since the Nixon era. ![]() Government transparency, through open meetings and public records access, ensures “we the people” have the tools necessary to verify our government officials are acting in our best interests, and to hold them accountable if we believe they are not. This commentary is by Jim Condos, Vermont secretary of state, and Chris Winters, deputy secretary of state.Įvery year we join with government transparency advocates from around the country to celebrate Sunshine Week, serving as a reminder that a well-functioning government is built upon the public’s right to know.
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