Right to Know Archives - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC https://meic.org/tag/right-to-know/ Clean and healthful. It's your right, our mission. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:30:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://meic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-MEIC_whitesmall-32x32.png Right to Know Archives - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC https://meic.org/tag/right-to-know/ 32 32 A Victory for Montana’s Sunshine Laws https://meic.org/a-victory-for-montanas-sunshine-laws/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:23:07 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=39450 by Derf Johnson MEIC exists on the edge of government and its operations. If you boil down our day-to-day work, a substantial portion is the pick-and-shovel work of document review in order to hold the government accountable. It requires regular communication with government officials, accessing and reviewing enormous volumes of documents, attending meetings, and lobbying …

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]]> Junque Files: A Victory for Transparency in the Legislative Process https://meic.org/junque-files-a-victory-for-transparency-in-the-legislative-process/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:17:38 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=38168 By Derf Johnson Montanans have one of the strongest — if not the strongest — right-to-know provisions in the country, which is enshrined in the Article II rights of our Constitution and deserving of the highest degree of protection. It guarantees that Montanans must have access to government records, with very limited exceptions. This right …

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]]> Press Release: Montana Court Upholds Constitutional Right to Know https://meic.org/press-release-montana-court-upholds-constitutional-right-to-know/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:55:11 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=37206 Citizens, Advocate, and Press Win Challenge to Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents   CONTACTS Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law, 406-396-3373, rylee@uppersevenlaw.com Anne Hedges, Montana Environmental Information Center, 406-461-9546, ahedges@meic.org David Saslav, Great Falls citizen, 406-315-3733, dsaslav@gmail.com   GREAT FALLS, MT – Today, the Montana District Court in Great Falls ordered the Legislative Services Division …

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]]> Press Release: Montanans Challenge Legislature’s New Policy to Conceal Documents https://meic.org/press-release-montanans-challenge-legislatures-new-policy-to-conceal-documents/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:53:40 +0000 https://meic.org/?p=36481 CONTACTS Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law, 406-396-3373, rylee@uppersevenlaw.com Derf Johnson, Montana Environmental Information Center, 406-581-4634, djohnson@meic.org   GREAT FALLS, MT – Today, two Montana citizens and a public interest environmental advocate filed a legal action in Montana District Court in Great Falls against the Legislature Service Division for withholding documents that have, for decades, been …

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