Must-read from WNYC/NJ Public Radio: Chris Christie’s 18 State Secrets

[highplainsdem]

http://www.wnyc.org/story/chris-christies-22-biggest-state-secrets/

WNYC News
Chris Christie’s 18 State Secrets
Thursday, January 30, 2014

By Matt Katz : New Jersey Public Radio


The release of subpoenaed documents that exposed the Christie Administration's involvement in Bridgegate show how the Governor's Office has been keeping its decisions and expenditures quiet despite laws that require official business to be made public. Here's 18 ways Christie and his officials have blocked access to information.

1. The governor’s office won’t say how much taxpayers are spending on the attorney representing Christie in various abuse-of-power investigations. Democratic legislators are spending $350-an-hour. The Bergen Record has filed suit.

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5. Christie’s office maintains no lists of visitors to the governor’s mansion, the gubernatorial beach house on the Jersey Shore or the complimentary 20-person suite at Giants and Jets games. Without lists, there are no documents for reporters to request.

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10, The government’s financial contracts and bids for services are often heavily redacted because the companies involved are given the opportunity to black out whatever information they want.

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Very comprehensive list, completely demolishing Christie's undeserved reputation for "openness" and "transparency."

[warrior1]

1. and people would be surprised by this?

He's a republican.