Your mother might have been right about chicken soup, but she was wrong if she ever told you that what you don't know can't hurt you.
When it comes to government, the reverse is true - in spades. Yet, attempts to gain access to public information, especially by members of the public, are greeted by some government officials with ignorance of the state's laws - or, worse, with arrogance, even contempt.
Fortunately, Maryland is more progressive than some states in promoting transparency and in trying to make intelligible the labyrinthine rules that govern exceptions to public disclosure. But maintaining access...
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