“They have every incentive to leave you in the dark if there is a record of something that is unflattering or that might not be politically advantageous to them. And I believe that’s what most legislators are going to do.”

Brooks Fuller, director of the NC Open Government Coalition, reacting to provisions inserted in a new North Carolina budget bill that exempts legislators from the state’s open record laws while giving legislative staff the power to seize documents and enter offices of executive branch agencies and private companies. (NPR — October 6, 2023)