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Steve Ross talks about the Sunshine Law and transparency in government.

While I know we all get bombarded with “weeks” that are supposed to symbolize something, or highlight a cause, Sunshine week is really important to me. Sunshine week is about making government as accessible as possible, not only to journalists, but also to regular people.

If you take any time to look at the four tiers of government we have in Memphis; Federal, State, County and City, you’ll see a range of “transparency” that goes from cloudy to murky to filthy to mud, depending on where you’re looking. The Sunlight Foundation, as well as other organizations are committed to making government as transparent, and by extension, accountable to the people, as possible.

Yeppers. He gets it. Sunshine laws are for regular folks. The issue comes down to that this is your government and you should have the right to know what’s going on.

God knows you are paying for it.

And there are new things to consider these days as well.