1.0WAMUhttps://wamu.orgMartin Austermuhlehttps://wamu.org/author/martin-austermuhle/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eiFDKoCbgo"><a href="https://wamu.org/story/19/05/06/why-proposed-changes-to-d-c-open-records-laws-worry-open-government-advocates/">Why Proposed Changes To D.C. Open Records Laws Worry Open-Government Advocates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wamu.org/story/19/05/06/why-proposed-changes-to-d-c-open-records-laws-worry-open-government-advocates/embed/#?secret=eiFDKoCbgo" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Proposed Changes To D.C. Open Records Laws Worry Open-Government Advocates” — WAMU" data-secret="eiFDKoCbgo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://wamu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/20180116_WilsonBuilding_Turner_17-1024x576.jpg1024576A pair of provisions tucked deep in a D.C. budget bill has open-government advocates worried that the D.C. government could restrict the public's access to emails and other documents. But D.C. Council officials say they are trying to tamp down on overly broad document requests from the press and public.