The Clarion-Ledger
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State Auditor Shad White is pushing to expand open meeting laws in Mississippi .
White wants to change the state's law to require that if any public body is found to have made decisions during an illegal meeting, whatever the body did would be void unless voted on in public.
White declined to comment on the Mississippi House of Representative’s Republican Caucus ’ closed meetings.
Certain people, like elected officials, will not be eligible for receiving the whistleblower reward “This could really be a game changer for us in our fight against public corruption,” White said. How to file a complaint: The Open Meetings Complaint Form Grant McLaughlin covers state government for the Clarion Ledger. He can be reached at [email protected] or 972-571-2335 . This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: MS Auditor , MS Legislature 2024 work on open meeting laws.
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