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March 7, 2008

Forum on open government kicks off 'Sunshine Week'

Next week, the sun shines on the Ocean State.

A forum featuring a panel talk on Monday will kick off Rhode Island's "Sunshine Week," part of a national push to promote open government and to strengthen access to public records.

The panel will discuss issues relating to Rhode Island government. State legislative leaders are among those who have been invited to participate in the discussion at the Community College of Rhode Island's Knight campus in Warwick, according to Rhode Island Press Association President Sheila Mullowney.

Senate Majority Leader Teresa Paiva Weed is the first legislator to confirm participation. The free event, open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. Questions will be solicited from the audience. To submit a question before the panel discussion, send it to Editor@NewportRI.com.

The Rhode Island Press Association and ACCESS/RI are sponsoring the forum. This year's theme, tailored to the election season, is "vote for sunshine."

According to the news release, invitations for the forum have also been sent to Senate President Joseph Montalbano, D-North Providence; Senate Minority Leader Dennis Algiere, R-Westerly; Sen. J. Michael Lenihan, D-East Greenwich; House Speaker William J. Murphy, D-West Warwick; House Majority Leader Gordon Fox, D-Providence; and House Minority
Leader Robert Watson, R-East Greenwich.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:05 PM | Permalink

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