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Open Government Laws: Necessary or Unnecessary?

What are your thoughts, Milpitas?

Posted by L.A. Chung, March 11, 2012 at 09:49 pm

This political cartoon is running on Milpitas Patch courtesy of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Today is the first day of Sunshine Week 2012, championing open government.

Credit Jeff Parker, Florida Today

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