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Dudget for the 1978-80 biennium, were conducted behind closed doors with both the press and public excluded. Got. Mills E. Godwin Jr. presided over both of them.
In spite of much talk by the state’s political leadership about open government and the public’s right-to-know about how its affairs are being conducted, it is apparent that this right does not extend to some areas, among which are matters dealing with the financial management of the state.
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