The quest for public information may soon take less time in Minnesota.
A House Committee, chaired by Winona Representative Gene Pelowski, on Wednesday approved a bill that would cut
the time it can take for citizens and journalists to get public information from the government.
Pelowski says the bill would shift disputes over whether data is public from district courts to a state agency. The agency would have to rule on a request within a few months. Pelowski, who sponsors the bill, also says the change would remove time-and-money obstacles that have kept some people from pursuing data in the past.
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