While the questionable use of private e-mail accounts to conduct public business still is making headlines in Washington, Ohio lawmakers continue a similar practice unabated.Read the whole thing here.
When The Dispatch revealed two months ago that many state legislators were communicating about public business through electronic methods inaccessible to the public, the matter was referred to a committee. But that panel isn't scheduled to issue a report until the fall.
Ohio's top legal officer and others say public officials cannot use private e-mail accounts to avoid creating public documents.
Rep. Larry Wolpert, co-chairman of the Public Records Access Committee, said members have held basic discussions and hope to make recommendations by mid- to late September.
Generally speaking, I am of the opinion that all public business ought to be conducted in the public. But I do understand that there are some political activities that are conducted in public that shouldn't be... I see this one both ways, but on the issue at hand, I do believe that the legislature ought to get their act together on this issue and conduct public business publically.
What say you?
