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Public Records Requests

Merced

Summary

Merced College is complaining that responding to public records requests from news outlets is costing them a fortune, around $20,000. They're arguing that the price of transparency is too high, especially when it comes to investigations.

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Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

This whole transparency thing is getting pricey for the college, potentially costing taxpayers if they can't cover it.

✅Who benefits

The public and journalists benefit because they get access to information about what's going on.

⚠️Who could be affected

The college is feeling the financial pinch, and if they push back too hard, the public might get less information.

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